Astonishing
Astonishing adjective - Causing a strong emotional reaction because of unexpectedness.
Distinguished and astonishing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Distinguished" instead an adjective "Astonishing".
Distinguished
Distinguished adjective - Having or showing a formal and serious or reserved manner.
Astonishing and distinguished are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Astonishing" instead an adjective "Distinguished".
Nearby Words: distinguishing, distinguishable
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- glorious and astonishing
- glorious and distinguished
- notable and astonishing
- notable and distinguished
- exceptional and astonishing
- exceptional and distinguished
- signal and astonishing
- signal and distinguished
- singular and astonishing
- singular and distinguished
- conspicuous and astonishing
- conspicuous and distinguished
- magnificent and astonishing
- magnificent and distinguished
Both words in one sentence
- In MacGruber, Piper gives a long and detailed list of the title hero's accomplishments, noting his distinguished military service and the astonishing number of medals he has been awarded, and ends it with "...and starting Tight End for the University of Texas-El Paso." That must've been some team.
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