Describing Wordsfor Astonishment

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Here are some adjectives for astonishment: dumb wide-eyed, usual, unbounded, sincere and instinctive, offensive and undisguised, sheer speechless, stony, horrid, immense and ludicrous, secret and abiding, dull and infantile, mute and somewhat dazed, purple and petrified, stupid and perplexed, present and most terrible, wildest and most unbounded, slow, numb, perpetual and profound, three-fourths comical, peacefully general, genuine, indignant, own open-mouthed, private but extreme, blank and unaffected, frankly undisguised, rather unscientific, dumb, hopeful, unreasonable and unthinking, feigned, intense, momentary and utter, almost open-mouthed, utter, unbelieving. You can get the definitions of these astonishment adjectives by clicking on them. You might also like some words related to astonishment (and find more here).

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Words to Describe astonishment

Below is a list of describing words for astonishment. You can sort the descriptive words by uniqueness or commonness using the button above. Sorry if there's a few unusual suggestions! The algorithm isn't perfect, but it does a pretty good job for most common nouns. Here's the list of words that can be used to describe astonishment:

dumb wide-eyed usual, unbounded sincere and instinctive offensive and undisguised sheer speechless stony, horrid immense and ludicrous secret and abiding dull and infantile mute and somewhat dazed purple and petrified stupid and perplexed present and most terrible wildest and most unbounded slow, numb perpetual and profound three-fourths comical peacefully general genuine, indignant own open-mouthed private but extreme blank and unaffected frankly undisguised
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rather unscientific dumb, hopeful unreasonable and unthinking feigned, intense momentary and utter almost open-mouthed utter, unbelieving utter, blank mute and appalling extreme and truly characteristic real and superlative honest, popular pained and gloomy dazed, joyous speechless and indignant utter and almost speechless real joyful quite reverential rapt and open-mouthed shy self-deprecating utter, silent genuine, wide-eyed courteously calm real, momentary civilly mild utter and unqualified your profound vague and brutal mild distant berserk manic mute, animal artfully feigned pained and disapproving clearly hostile greedy, glorious tall, feigned faintly critical unalloyed, goggle-eyed golden, majestic mild, foolish bleak, foolish undisguised open-mouthed past initial cuban feigned utter unbelieving better but open-mouthed true unrestrained extreme and profound evident and uncomfortable own praiseworthy utter and never-ending open-mouthed and wide-eyed frankly childish down idiotic simple, open-mouthed vast mutual seeming dumb dull, impotent grave and almost indignant sudden and almost fierce extreme and overwhelming forth painful gentle and ladylike sick and angry entire and naive helpless boyish open-mouthed sudden, immense rather irrational frank and unqualified new and inexpressible fine and tragic habitual vague curious, cold silent moral utter mutual quite unaffected appalled mild but steady certain apprehensive just wide-eyed almost rubbery painfully transparent utter blank quiet, absolute hopeless and overpowering mute and silent such open-mouthed mute despairing politely enthusiastic strange, pained childlike and charming momentary and silent sweet, blissful somewhat blank mutual great speechless and pale utter much feigned almost mute blank and helpless fresh and boundless stupid, open-mouthed calm, childlike undisguised admirably feigned speechless black and utter sad but calm feigned total almost stupid great and hopeless such dazed utter and indescribable blank and hopeless mute, helpless tense and silent much philosophical such inane feigned great perfectly stupid wide-eyed, open-mouthed forth immediate cold, prosaic scarce less unbounded silent and respectful well feigned completely dazed apparently unaffected swift and fearful great and mutual quick, genuine blank last sudden own intense quiet, indifferent merely dull own indescribable stark, naked intense, overwhelming certain breathless considerable secret wide-eyed least profound same unaffected great and stern long glad certain tolerant inexpressible mute sudden breathless own ineffable such gleeful truly devilish more blank almost speechless almost indignant profound feigned now total silent, breathless utmost dumbfounded real or feigned proper and prudent slightly perplexed own prodigious much naive blank and utter strange, pathetic round-eyed such inquisitive exciting great pained sheer stark quite childlike warm, deep such blank somewhat natural almost respectful evidently genuine own unbounded truly characteristic rather sullen somewhat dazed cold and hard almost vindictive own obvious much agreeable own manifest much pure certain languid correct social greatest apparent intense altogether human complete and eternal such indignant evident deep and silent manifest much almost ludicrous certain mild pure and utter utterly empty [_general unaffected such artless sheer sheer nervous mock dim, vague somewhat uneasy own angry absolute and total indignant almost breathless unspeakable own silent same stupid mild calm and placid almost cold profoundest merely polite own immense manifest great natural, unaffected breath-taking almost reverential frank such immeasurable more consummate numb dazed rapt own infinite >final incredulous dull, dreary own profound well-modulated thunderstruck such total little involuntary somewhat timid much graver thine everlasting extreme boundless petrified same blank well-played great apparent deepest possible own great silent breathless almost perpetual absolute and complete perplexed entirely natural much natural respectful liveliest frankest dumb perfectly natural such profound considerable almost superstitious greatest pardonable deep and painful much private joyful perfectly honest complete and utter apparently genuine momentary unqualified infinite same furious such frank rather grim unbelieving such boundless perfectly genuine perfectly fresh genuine well-bred own considerable almost comical same glad second-degree such cheap bald-faced more profound unflattering naive own vast indescribable own complete great and universal great and general bovine unabashed ever-growing ever-increasing little silent mutual certain solemn such absolute utter and complete irrepressible such utter complete condemnatory old wild ludicrous flat-footed somewhat severe angry disapproving old blind such extreme weak-kneed blank-faced such evident wider and wider painful ungovernable woozy equal still louder wrathful apparent dim-witted self-deprecating uttermost outright absolute almost fierce such great almost passionate rueful uncontrollable bemused plain, simple universal contemptuous such genuine more vivid still fresh sincere resentful pleasurable inconceivable polite inquiring long past perpetual abject almost childlike voiceless overwhelming uneasy much apparent unabated pleasing agrarian souled such real stupid more genuine vacant helpless more intense comical reverential great, great total such unspeakable almost painful meditative manifest flabbergasted deepest complete and absolute well past such complete querulous artless wildest initial apprehensive pure, unadulterated justifiable open slightest sorrowful ironical such sad hopeful more pleasant little natural such universal wary excessive ironic own stupid greatest possible almost equal undying sudden obvious electrifying visible utmost possible glad little less gruff inquisitive motionless pantomimic indubitable never-ending broadest crass undiluted blinding unparalleled pure infinitely less gleeful devout childlike hardly less guileless continual salutary sidelong unlimited supercilious general haughty slack slow-motion hushed grave more delightful infantile vast unequivocal irresolute grateful joyous humorous thankful triumphant childish immense fecund apoplectic blissful reverent stark mournful still deeper further sceptical twofold stony seeming staggering unsympathetic fresh excusable undue ill-mannered scornful innocent haggard vague such painful unalloyed goggle-eyed wholehearted compassionate natural unmistakable vacuous palpable myopic more complete wide open involuntary manic happy dull feverish unthinking such general unaccountable unambiguous sleepy idiotic blinking dissatisfied inane perfect meek gravest courteous unadulterated flattering immeasurable grievous blended deep prodigious undiminished jubilant slight consummate quiet faintest unscientific exciting great public honest pathetic almost human stolid such intense husky furious sad slow despondent bleary ladylike purest sardonic glum offensive distressed overpowering scarcely less timorous meteorological sarcastic weary transitory unfettered covert abiding vexatious little more ungracious anxious understandable unfocused constant everlasting disorganized superlative thorough unremitting good-humored faint hopeless gentle stagnant reluctant troubled merely human panicky comic discomfited tragic whimsical unceasing elated candid fearful calm affable philosophical audible languid incorrect praiseworthy wild-eyed placid listless wild skillful hollow ecstatic sullen uncontrolled inactive somewhat similar graver laudable public urgent fatuous skeptical cordial smal eager sibilant quizzical vehement bleak pallid anguished vaster vulgar tolerant insolent guilty smallest limp cold avowed unreasonable hoarse unspoken blind premature frigid still further acute submissive puerile playful untold tense nervous prosaic new-found sterile idle unsophisticated frequent simultaneous hilarious credulous ineffable statistical emphatic discreet sore good-natured more and more timid irrational instinctive deeper hostile genteel less compelling enraged unpleasant instant passive gloomy life-long simple tremendous deferential indifferent impersonal lucid irritable limitless satirical virgin brief despairing chronic contorted unintelligible superstitious wider poignant dizzy keen quick boyish wide instructive exasperated supernatural hearty impotent piteous forlorn unfailing impatient eloquent agreeable certain graceful bitter wistful reasonable hypocritical counterfeit rubbery pristine venomous cool vivid inimitable secret interminable virtuous enormous fullest terrible disdainful affectionate worshipful perceptible envious fitting foolish actual voluble highest clear mere fond predictable iced giddy refined sacrilegious opaque conscious sombre solemn bottomless severe murky oppressive sufficient dizzying impertinent timeless awful sympathetic dim stern rigid prophetic strangest dreary inexplicable macabre regal unnatural sick unrestrained woeful lurid monumental frantic louder righteous critical similar convincing verbal enthusiastic unbearable dazzling papal grim corporal crimson serious overt loud chaste patriotic appealing marvelous strange fearsome gross terminal widespread transcendent decorous wondrous dreamy unimaginable plain blatant intelligent eternal fake icy devilish positive past academic crowning curious prospective futile spontaneous possible sole loving delightful least unhappy residual fierce miraculous interested progressive raw pitiful theatrical brutal abrupt static uncommon humiliating mischievous appalling heathen feeble vindictive naked real incessant thoughtful high definite charming solid popular sharp lifelong attentive shy amusing final wholesome especial elegant much more singular proud unending horrid transparent doubtful endless royal 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Words to Describe astonishment

As you've probably noticed, adjectives for "astonishment" are listed above. According to the algorithm that drives this website, the top 5 adjectives for "astonishment" are: dumb wide-eyed, usual, unbounded, sincere and instinctive, offensive and undisguised, and sheer speechless. There are 995 other words to describe astonishment listed above. Hopefully the above generated list of words to describe astonishment suits your needs.

If you're getting strange results, it may be that your query isn't quite in the right format. The search box should be a simple word or phrase, like "tiger" or "blue eyes". A search for words to describe "people who have blue eyes" will likely return zero results. So if you're not getting ideal results, check that your search term, "astonishment" isn't confusing the engine in this manner.

Note also that if there aren't many astonishment adjectives, or if there are none at all, it could be that your search term has an abiguous part-of-speech. For example, the word "blue" can be an noun and an adjective. This confuses the engine and so you might not get many adjectives describing it. I may look into fixing this in the future. You might also be wondering: What type of word is astonishment?

Describing Words

The idea for the Describing Words engine came when I was building the engine for Related Words (it's like a thesaurus, but gives you a much broader set of related words, rather than just synonyms). While playing around with word vectors and the "HasProperty" API of conceptnet, I had a bit of fun trying to get the adjectives which commonly describe a word. Eventually I realised that there's a much better way of doing this: parse books!

Project Gutenberg was the initial corpus, but the parser got greedier and greedier and I ended up feeding it somewhere around 100 gigabytes of text files - mostly fiction, including many contemporary works. The parser simply looks through each book and pulls out the various descriptions of nouns.

Hopefully it's more than just a novelty and some people will actually find it useful for their writing and brainstorming, but one neat little thing to try is to compare two nouns which are similar, but different in some significant way - for example, gender is interesting: "woman" versus "man" and "boy" versus "girl". On an inital quick analysis it seems that authors of fiction are at least 4x more likely to describe women (as opposed to men) with beauty-related terms (regarding their weight, features and general attractiveness). In fact, "beautiful" is possibly the most widely used adjective for women in all of the world's literature, which is quite in line with the general unidimensional representation of women in many other media forms. If anyone wants to do further research into this, let me know and I can give you a lot more data (for example, there are about 25000 different entries for "woman" - too many to show here).

The blueness of the results represents their relative frequency. You can hover over an item for a second and the frequency score should pop up. The "uniqueness" sorting is default, and thanks to my Complicated Algorithm™, it orders them by the adjectives' uniqueness to that particular noun relative to other nouns (it's actually pretty simple). As you'd expect, you can click the "Sort By Usage Frequency" button to adjectives by their usage frequency for that noun.

Special thanks to the contributors of the open-source mongodb which was used in this project.

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