amazeverb [ T ]
uk/əˈmeɪz/us/əˈmeɪz/to cause someone to be extremely surprised:
[ + question word ] I was amazed by how well he looked.
You've done all your homework in an hour? You amaze me.
[ + that ] It amazes me that she's got the energy for all those parties.
[ + to infinitive ] It amazes me to think that Anna is now in charge of the company.
It amazes me how you can put up with living in such a dirty house.
It never ceases to amaze me how he can talk for so long without ever saying anything interesting.
More examples
- She was wide-eyed in amazement.
- He gave a gasp of amazement.
- We all watched in amazement as he juggled with three flaming torches.
- She was rooted to the spot with amazement.
- She was round-eyed with amazement.
- If you compare house prices in the two areas, it's quite amazing how different they are.
- He concocted the most amazing dish from all sorts of unlikely ingredients.
- Rain forests are filled with amazing creatures.
- Coming to your screens shortly, the amazing adventures of 'Robin Hood'.
- What amazing train of thought led you from Napoleon to global warming?
- I was amazed at the depth of her knowledge.
- He was amazed that a reputable firm would stoop to selling the names of their clients to other companies.
- I was amazed at the size of their garden.
- We were amazed by what she told us.
- He's always seemed very self-controlled, so I was amazed by his sudden outburst in the office.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Surprising and shocking
- a blinding flash idiom
- a bolt from/out of the blue idiom
- amazing
- astonish
- astonishing
- bolt
- breath
- earth-shattering
- expectation
- eye-opener
- faze
- flabbergast
- revelation
- staggering
- startle
- startling
- sting
- stunning
- stupefy
- thunderbolt
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