astoundingly
adverb
uk/əˈstaʊn.dɪŋ.li/us/əˈstaʊn.dɪŋ.li/in a way that is verysurprisingorshocking:
We set upourtentby an astoundinglybeautifullake.
Astoundingly, not onesinglepersondiedin theearthquake.
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astounding
- Ithoughthe'd made an astoundinglybaddecision, but I waswrong.
- Spaceresearchtook off with several astoundinglysuccessfulplanetaryprobes.
- He has had an astoundinglysuccessfulcareer.
Surprising and shocking
- amaze
- amazing
- amazingly
- astonish
- astonishing
- blinding
- dynamite
- earth-shattering
- earth-shatteringly
- earthshakingly
- expectation
- overtake
- shocking
- springsomethingonsomeone
- stagger
- staggering
- staggeringly
- startle
- stun
- thunderbolt