Astonishingly
Astonishingly adverb - In an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise.
Really and astonishingly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Really" instead an adverb "Astonishingly".
Really
Really adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: really tired after staying up all night
Astonishingly and really are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Astonishingly" instead an adverb "Really".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- very and astonishingly
- very and really
- greatly and astonishingly
- greatly and really
- eminently and astonishingly
- eminently and really
- uncommonly and astonishingly
- uncommonly and really
- extremely and astonishingly
- extremely and really
- truly and astonishingly
- truly and really
- absolutely and astonishingly
- absolutely and really
Both words in one sentence
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When something is supposed to be breathtakingly good or astonishingly bad - such as a really moving poem or a really hideous person - a frequent strategy is to not show or describe it at all, to instead give us only the characters' reactions.
Source: Take Our Word for It - His luck is so astonishingly bad that at times it really does seem like the entire cosmos is out to get him.
Source: Film / Killing Bono -
Giant alligator Rak Wraithraiser is the Big Guy (and also astonishingly keen and intuitive), Kurudan is a really big Big Guy for Yuri's team and Kang Horyang is the Big Guy for the season two team.
Source: The Big Guy
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