Definitions for astonished
as·ton·ished

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.8 / 6 votes

1. amazed, astonied, astonished, astounded, stunnedadjective

   filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock

   "an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation"; "I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral"; "astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing"; "stood in stunned silence"; "stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. astonishedadjective

   Amazed; surprised.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. astonished

   Astonished refers to the state of being greatly surprised or impressed; overwhelmed with sudden wonder or amazement.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Astonished

   of Astonish

How to pronounce astonished?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say astonished in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of astonished in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of astonished in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of astonished in a Sentence

1. Charles A. Lindbergh:

   I was astonished at the effect my successful landing in France had on the nations of the world. To me, it was like a match lighting a bonfire.

2. Mark Twain:

   When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.

3. John Dyson:

   King John and the barons would surely have been astonished that over time Magna Carta came to be regarded as one of the most important constitutional documents in our history, king John and the barons would not have believed that barons' lists of demands would become a symbol of democracy, justice, Human Rights and perhaps above all, the rule of law for the whole world. But King John and the barons is exactly what has happened.

4. Andr Maurois:

   In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.

5. Blaise Pascal:

   When I consider the small span of my life absorbed in the eternity of all time, or the small part of space which I can touch or see engulfed by the infinite immensity of spaces that I know not and that know me not, I am frightened and astonished to see myself here instead of there... now instead of then.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=astonished
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Astonished
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/astonished