1. (

• amaze ,
• astonish ,
• astound

) affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!" ;

1. (

• amazing ,
• astonishing

) surprising greatly; "she does an amazing amount of work"; "the dog was capable of astonishing tricks" ;

2. (

• astonishing ,
• astounding ,
• staggering ,
• stupefying ,

) so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; "such an enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding achievement"; "the amount of money required was staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying" ;