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astounding

 adjective
     
as‧tound‧ing
so surprising that it is almost impossible to believe [= astonishing]:
The concert was an astounding success.
—astoundingly adverb:
astoundingly beautiful scenery.
WORD FOCUS: surprising WORD FOCUS: surprising
very surprising: amazing, extraordinary, astonishing, astounding, staggering, startling

➔ See also surprising
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