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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. bewildering or striking dumb with wonder;
[syn: astounding, dumbfounding, dumfounding]

2. so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm;
- Example: "such an enormous response was astonishing"
- Example: "an astounding achievement"
- Example: "the amount of money required was staggering"
- Example: "suffered a staggering defeat"
- Example: "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying"
[syn: astonishing, astounding, staggering, stupefying]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Astound \As*tound"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Astounded, [Obs.]
   Astound; p. pr. & vb. n. Astounding.] [See Astound, a.]
   1. To stun; to stupefy.
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            No puissant stroke his senses once astound.
                                                  --Fairfax.
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   2. To astonish; to strike with amazement; to confound with
      wonder, surprise, or fear.
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            These thoughts may startle well, but not astound
            The virtuous mind.                    --Milton.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Astounding \As*tound"ing\, a.
   Of a nature to astound; astonishing; amazing; as, an
   astounding force, statement, or fact. -- As*tound"ing*ly,
   adv.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

astounding
    adj 1: bewildering or striking dumb with wonder [syn:
           astounding, dumbfounding, dumfounding]
    2: 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" [syn: astonishing, astounding,
       staggering, stupefying]