astounded
adjectiveHow many syllables in astounded?
There are 3 syllables in the word astounded.How to pronounce astounded:
Definition of astounded:
- astounded (adjective):
- feeling or showing great surprise or wonder astonished, amazed
- filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock.
Synonyms for astounded:
alarmed
amazed
appalled
astonied
astonished
awestricken
awestruck
bewildered
bowled over
confounded
dazed
dumbfounded
dumbstruck
dumfounded
electrified
flabbergasted
horrified
shocked
staggered
startled
stunned
stupefied
surprised
thunderstruck
Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- assuage
- secular
- stunningly
- lovable
- acquiesce
- exclaiming
- genuinely
- painfully
- proudest
- pleasantries
- sheepishly
- mindlessly
- serenely
- merciful
- hierarchal
- fraudulence
- rivulet
- rapier
- double-u
- famously
- plausibly
- lighthearted
- sensibly
- nonetheless
- diminish
- verbalize
- chronicles
- ennoble
- abruptness
- mannequin
- audibly
- tenuous
- critiqued
- obscenely
- devoutly
- debacle
- satiates
- unflinching
- pitying
- overripe
- insolent
- designate
- abutting
- pompously
- seasonal
- complaisant
- surfeiting
- venerates
- allaying
- misconceive
- … more
Syllable Fun Fact
Gemination, or the doubling of consonants, can affect syllable structure by creating longer consonant sounds within or between syllables.
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