Astounds

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To remarkably impress or surprise someone with unexpected qualities, causing feelings of great wonder or amazement through extraordinary actions or events
2. To fill someone with overwhelming surprise or shock due to something incredible or unanticipated
3. To produce a powerful sense of wonder or incredulity by presenting something astonishing

Etymology: "Astounds" is the third-person singular present form of "astound," which means to leave someone amazed or stunned. The verb descends from the Middle English "astouned," the past participle of "astounen" or "astonen," meaning "to astonish." In other words, "astound" is a close relative of "astonish," and the two words have shared a meaning and a family for centuries.

Synonyms: amazes, astonishes, stuns, dazzles, flabbergasts

Antonyms: bore, unimpress, disappoint, calm, soothe