: feeling or showing great surprise or wonder
was amazed to hear what had happened
was too amazed to react at first
wearing an amazed expression on her face
Synonyms of amazed
Examples of amazed in a Sentence
you'd be amazed at the destruction one small squirrel can cause inside a house
a visitor cannot help but be amazed by the size of the Great Pyramid
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Dragana Jovanovic, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
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Dragana Jovanovic, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Most gardeners are amazed at the number of new tubers found in a pot of caladiums from last year.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
Wenger is amazed by the number of bike riders who take their bikes on the train even in winter.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
Kids tend to be amazed by the sheer scale of the house, and the surrounding grounds give little legs plenty of room to run.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Amazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amazed. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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