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单词 staggering
释义

staggering

adjective

stag·​ger·​ing ˈsta-g(ə-)riŋ How to pronounce staggering (audio)
: so great as to cause one to stagger : astonishing, overwhelming
a staggering feat
staggering medical bills
staggeringly adverb

Synonyms

  • amazing
  • astonishing
  • astounding
  • awesome
  • awful
  • eye-opening
  • fabulous
  • marvelous
  • marvellous
  • miraculous
  • portentous
  • prodigious
  • stunning
  • stupendous
  • sublime
  • surprising
  • wonderful
  • wondrous
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Example Sentences

The storm caused a staggering amount of damage. the staggering scope of the new construction on campus
Recent Examples on the Web Game of Thrones ended its run by averaging just under 12 million viewers for its initial airing on HBO and a staggering 44 million across all platforms over the course of its eighth and final season. Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Aug. 2022 In February, the company raised a staggering $270 million bringing together Softbank and Sapphire Ventures in a round valuing the Montreal startup at more than $2 billion. Tom Vander Ark, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 There was Firtash paying a staggering $1 million to Giuliani bag-man Lev Parnas for supposed translation work. Casey Michel, The New Republic, 4 Aug. 2022 On Monday the Mega Millions jackpot hit a staggering $810 million, the third largest jackpot in the lottery's history, Mega Millions said in a statement. Gina Martinez, CBS News, 25 July 2022 A couple of years earlier, the fossil was auctioned for a staggering $31.8 million—the largest sum ever for a dinosaur—to an unknown bidder, leaving paleontologists like me aghast. Steve Brusatte, The Atlantic, 7 June 2022 The peninsula, worth a staggering $256 million, sits south of Las Olas Boulevard at 801 Seabreeze Blvd. Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2022 Five weeks into the invasion that has left thousands dead on both sides, the number of Ukrainians fleeing the country topped a staggering 4 million, half of them children, according to the United Nations. Nebi Qena And Yuras Karmanau, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Mar. 2022 Talks between Ukraine and Russia were set to resume Friday by video, according to the head of the Ukrainian delegation, David Arakhamia, six weeks into a war that has seen thousands die and a staggering 4 million Ukrainians flee the country. Yuras Karmanau, chicagotribune.com, 31 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined above

staggering 1 of 3

adjective

as in astonishing
causing wonder or astonishment the staggering scope of the new construction on campus

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • astonishing
  • amazing
  • surprising
  • incredible
  • wonderful
  • miraculous
  • stunning
  • sublime
  • marvellous
  • astounding
  • impressive
  • marvelous
  • stupendous
  • extraordinary
  • remarkable
  • prodigious
  • awesome
  • wondrous
  • spectacular
  • unbelievable
  • portentous
  • fabulous
  • unimaginable
  • awful
  • inconceivable
  • fascinating
  • striking
  • eye-opening
  • interesting
  • unusual
  • incomprehensible
  • outstanding
  • phenomenal
  • unthinkable
  • unique
  • noticeable
  • smashing
  • attracting
  • mind-boggling
  • enchanting
  • rare
  • uncommon
  • exciting
  • notable
  • sensational
  • attractive
  • conspicuous
  • charming
  • unwonted
  • mind-blowing
  • singular
  • enlightening
  • enthralling
  • captivating
  • mind-bending
  • entertaining
  • alluring
  • invigorating
  • galvanizing
  • bewitching
  • enlivening
  • animating
  • energizing
  • beguiling
  • stimulating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • unimpressive
  • unremarkable
  • tedious
  • typical
  • weary
  • uninspiring
  • usual
  • tiring
  • wearying
  • wearisome
  • uninteresting
  • ordinary
  • common
  • monotonous
  • mundane
  • customary
  • normal
  • boring
  • exhausting
  • unexceptional
  • draining
  • dull
  • debilitating
  • uninspired
  • disheartening
  • discouraging
  • dispiriting
  • demoralizing
  • wearing
  • jading
  • fatiguing
  • enervating
  • enfeebling
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staggering

2 of 3

noun

as in wobbling

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • wobbling
  • faltering
  • indecision
  • wavering
  • vacillation
  • hesitation
  • irresolution
  • wabbling
  • reticence
  • reluctance
  • unwillingness
  • uncertainty
  • shilly-shallying
  • fence-sitting
  • hesitancy
  • doubt
  • hesitance
  • distrust
  • skepticism
  • mistrust
  • incertitude
  • uncertainness
  • disinclination
  • suspicion
  • distrustfulness
  • mistrustfulness
  • misgiving
  • misdoubt

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • willingness
  • conviction
  • certainty
  • inclination
  • assurance
  • certitude
  • assuredness
  • surety
  • sureness
  • positiveness
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staggering

3 of 3

verb

present participle of stagger
1
as in lurching
to move forward while swaying from side to side I was so tired last night that I just staggered upstairs to bed without eating dinner

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • lurching
  • reeling
  • stumbling
  • shuffling
  • rolling
  • tottering
  • weaving
  • stomping
  • waddling
  • careening
  • teetering
  • rocking
  • swaying
  • doddering
  • wobbling
  • seesawing
  • blundering
  • shambling
  • floundering
  • wavering
  • scuffling
  • pounding
  • clomping
  • swagging
  • lumbering
  • galumphing
  • lumping
  • clumping
  • barging
  • wabbling
  • tramping
  • scuffing
  • stamping
  • tromping
2
as in faltering
to show uncertainty about the right course of action a daunting problem that would make even the most decisive person stagger just a bit

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • faltering
  • hesitating
  • balancing
  • halting
  • dithering
  • wobbling
  • vacillating
  • hanging back
  • waiting
  • debating
  • teetering
  • wavering
  • swaying
  • pausing
  • wabbling
  • lingering
  • weighing
  • scrupling
  • pondering
  • considering
  • delaying
  • shilly-shallying
  • dawdling
  • backing down
  • deliberating
  • procrastinating
  • oscillating
  • waffling
  • hemming
  • hawing
  • equivocating
  • chickening (out)
  • hedging
  • pussyfooting
  • dallying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • stirring
  • plunging (in)
  • continuing
  • deciding
  • advancing
  • diving (in)
  • budging
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