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amazing definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb amaze 2 senses of amaze Sense 1 amaze, astonish, astound => dazzle Sense 2 perplex, get puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat bewilder, flummox, stupefy, stupify, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound => stump, mix up => stagger => riddle => elude, escape Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb amaze 2 senses of amaze Sense 1 amaze, astonish, astound => dazzle Sense 2 perplex, get puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat bewilder, flummox, stupefy, stupify, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound => stump, mix up => stagger => riddle => elude, escape => defy, resist, refuse => beggar Entailment of verb amaze Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb amaze 2 senses of amaze Sense 1 amaze, astonish, astound => surprise Sense 2 perplex, get puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat bewilder, flummox, stupefy, stupify, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound => confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate Familiarity of verb amaze amaze used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb amaze Sense 1 amaze, astonish, astound => surprise -------------- Sense 2 perplex, get puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat bewilder, flummox, stupefy, stupify, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound => confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate -------------- Overview of verb amaze The verb amaze has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (4) amaze, astonish, astound -- (affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!") 2. (1) perplex, get puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat bewilder, flummox, stupefy, stupify, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound -- (be a mystery or bewildering to: "This beats me!" "Got me--I don't know the answer!") Overview of adj amazing The adj amazing has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (5) amazing, astonishing -- (surprising greatly; "she does an amazing amount of work"; "the dog was capable of astonishing tricks") 2. (5) amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful, awing -- (inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; "New York is an amazing city"; "the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight"; "the awesome complexity of the universe"; "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"- Melville; "Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent") Antonyms of adj amazing 2 senses of amazing Sense 1 amazing, astonishing INDIRECT (VIA surprising) -> unsurprising Sense 2 amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful, awing INDIRECT (VIA impressive) -> unimpressive Similarity of adj amazing 2 senses of amazing Sense 1 amazing, astonishing => surprising (vs. unsurprising) Sense 2 amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful, awing => impressive (vs. unimpressive) Attributes of adj amazing Familiarity of adj amazing amazing used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj amazing amazing Overview of verb amaze The verb amaze has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (4) amaze, astonish, astound -- (affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!") 2. (1) perplex, get puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat bewilder, flummox, stupefy, stupify, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound -- (be a mystery or bewildering to: "This beats me!" "Got me--I don't know the answer!") Overview of adj amazing The adj amazing has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (5) amazing, astonishing -- (surprising greatly; "she does an amazing amount of work"; "the dog was capable of astonishing tricks") 2. (5) amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful, awing -- (inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; "New York is an amazing city"; "the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight"; "the awesome complexity of the universe"; "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"- Melville; "Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent")
amazing definition