amazing Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb affect with wonder
   amaze; astonish; astound.
   
   • Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!
2. verb be a mystery or bewildering to
   mystify; perplex; bewilder; get; beat; puzzle; pose; amaze; vex; baffle; flummox; stick; stupefy; gravel; nonplus; dumbfound.
   
   • This beats me!
   • Got me--I don't know the answer!
   • a vexing problem
   • This question really stuck me
3. adjective satellite surprising greatly
   astonishing.
   
   • she does an amazing amount of work
   • the dog was capable of astonishing tricks
4. adjective satellite inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
   awful; awing; awe-inspiring; awesome.
   
   • New York is an amazing city
   • the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight
   • the awesome complexity of the universe
   • this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"- Melville
   • Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent

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