Synonyms for astounding
əˈstaʊn dɪŋas·tound·ing

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1. astounding, dumbfounding, dumfoundingadjective

   bewildering or striking dumb with wonder

   Synonyms:
   dumfounding, dumbfounding, staggering, stupefying, astonishing

   Antonyms:
   believable, credible, unimpressive

2. astonishing, astounding, staggering, stupefyingadjective

   so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm

   "such an enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding achievement"; "the amount of money required was staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying"

   Synonyms:
   dumfounding, amazing, dumbfounding, staggering, stupefying, astonishing

   Antonyms:
   credible, believable, unimpressive

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1. List of paraphrases for "astounding":

   astonishing, amazing, staggering, surprising, stunning, startling, mind-boggling, incredible, striking, breathtaking, impressive, unbelievable

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1. Agent Strzok:

   At no time, in any of these texts, did those personal beliefs ever enter into the realm of any action I took, and the suggestion that I, in some dark chamber in the FBI, would somehow cast aside all of these procedures, all of these safeguards, and somehow be able to do this is astounding to me.

2. Courtney Collins:

   It's astounding how much weddings cost, this is my second marriage. I was like,' I'm not going to spend 80 grand on a wedding,' [ but ] I easily could've spent like $ 80,000 without adding that much more.

3. Bennie Thompson:

   It's astounding that someone who so recently held a position of public trust to uphold the Constitution would now hide behind vague claims of privilege by a former President, refuse to answer questions about an attack on our democracy, and continue an assault on the rule of law.

4. Patrick Murray:

   This is pretty astounding, not only are New Jersey Democrats doing better on the generic House ballot statewide, but the shift is coming almost entirely from districts currently held by the GOP. If these results hold, we could be down to just one or two -- or maybe even zero -- Republican members in the state congressional delegation after November.

5. Justin Wing:

   The number of teachers who separated employment right when school starts is astounding, but it just gets worse as the year progresses, you can't predict COVID, you can't predict it a week from now so it's really tough. Obviously if COVID is still around and as a pandemic, it's going to impact everywhere, certainly in education.