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    a·maz·ing
    [əˈmāziNG]
    adjective
    amazing (adjective)
    1. causing great surprise or wonder; astonishing:
      "an amazing number of people registered" · "it is amazing how short your memory is"
    2. informal
      startlingly impressive:
      "she makes the most amazing cakes"
    a·maze
    [əˈmāz]
    verb
    amazing (present participle)
    1. surprise (someone) greatly; fill with astonishment:
      "she amazed doctors by fighting back when her deteriorating condition caused her to suffer heart failure" · "he has been amazed by the quality of the employees at the bank"
    Origin
    Old English āmasian, of unknown origin.
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    adjective
    1. causing great surprise or wonder; astonishing:
      astonishing
      astounding
      surprising
      bewildering
      stunning
      staggering
      shocking
      startling
      stupefying
      breathtaking
      perplexing
      confounding
      dismaying
      disconcerting
      shattering
      awesome
      awe-inspiring
      sensational
      remarkable
      spectacular
      stupendous
      phenomenal
      prodigious
      extraordinary
      incredible
      unbelievable
      wonderful
      marvelous
      thrilling
      exciting
      mind-blowing
      flabbergasting
      supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
      amazeballs
      wondrous
      dumbfounding
      Opposite:
      everyday
    verb
    1. surprise (someone) greatly; fill with astonishment:
      astonish
      astound
      surprise
      bewilder
      stun
      stagger
      flabbergast
      nonplus
      shock
      startle
      shake
      stupefy
      take someone's breath away
      dumbfound
      daze
      benumb
      perplex
      confound
      dismay
      disconcert
      shatter
      jolt
      shake up
      bowl over
      floor
      blow someone's mind
      stop someone in their tracks
      leave open-mouthed
      leave aghast
      take aback
      knock for six
      strike dumb
     
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    What does amazing mean?
    Amazing, like incredible, awesome, and fabulous, is used so often to describe things that are just really good, you sometimes forget that its real meaning is reserved for things that are especially remarkable. The base word in amazing is amaze, which means "to astound or perplex." So amazing should be reserved for things that do just that.

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    How do you use the adjective amazing?
    Use the adjective amazing to describe something that is so good, it surprises you, like the amazing beauty of the Rocky Mountains or the amazing feats of a truly great athlete.

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    Can amazing mean good?
    Can amazing mean "good"? One common complaint regarding the adjectival use of amazing is the extent to which the word is used in what some feel is a watered-down fashion. Those who take this position argue that unless someone is literally being amazed, the word is ill-chosen.

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    How do you say something is amazing in a sentence?
    You say that something is amazing when it is very surprising and makes you feel pleasure, approval, or wonder. [...] Select the sentence with the correct use of 'lay' or 'lie'. He lay down to sleep. I am going to lay down for a nap. She lay the book on the table. We laid down on the floor. Click to learn more. Love grammar?

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    What is a word similar to Amazing?
    In fact, a number of words that are semantically similar to amazing have also come unmoored from their original meanings. Fabulous once meant “characteristic of fables," and the earliest known sense of terrific was “exciting fear or awe.”

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    Is amazing a semantic word?
    While this defense of semantic integrity is understandable, we must point out that the broadened meaning of amazing is hardly an isolated case. In fact, a number of words that are semantically similar to amazing have also come unmoored from their original meanings.

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