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astonished

Syllables: a·ston·ished/æ- -d/

astonished adjective: amazed; surprised. Also the simple past and past participle of astonish.

Adjective

astonished (comparative more astonished, superlative most astonished)

  1. Amazed; surprised.
    • utterly astonished
    • clearly astonished

Also used as

astonished is also the simple past and past participle of astonish.

astonished meaning in Hindi, Arabic, Indonesian and Thai

astonished in Hindi

amazed
चकित cakit, आश्चर्यचकित āścaryackit, विस्मित vismit, स्तंभित stambhit, चमत्कृत camatkŕt

astonished in Arabic

amazed
مَذْهُول maḏhūl

astonished in Indonesian

amazed
terkesima

astonished in Thai

amazed
ทึ่ง tʉ̂ng

Examples of astonished in a sentence

  • She was astonished at how quickly he solved the puzzle.
  • He looked astonished when they told him the news.

All 25 example sentences with astonished

Synonyms of astonished

21 more synonymsFewer synonyms

All synonyms of astonished

Forms of astonished

comparativemore astonished
superlativemost astonished

Words formed from astonished

Questions about astonished

What does astonished mean?
Astonished means amazed; surprised.
What is astonished in Hindi?
Astonished in Hindi is चकित (cakit), आश्चर्यचकित (āścaryackit), विस्मित (vismit). See Astonished meaning in Hindi.
How do you use astonished in a sentence?
She was astonished at how quickly he solved the puzzle.
What part of speech is astonished?
Astonished is an adjective.
How do you pronounce astonished?
Astonished is pronounced /æ- -d/.

Words near astonished in the dictionary

  1. astoniedness
  2. astonies
  3. astoning
  4. astonish
  5. astonishable
  6. astonished
  7. astonishedly
  8. astonishedness
  9. astonisher
  10. astonishers
  11. astonishes

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