Tuesday, August 6, 2013

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ASTONISHED (Verb)
Definition : very surprised


Astonished is the adjective form of the verb astonish, which comes from old Anglo-Norman for a blow to the head. We use it now for much more positive feelings, when we are stunned by awe and admiration, and not stunned from being hit in the head with a bat! Synonyms are amazed and astounded.




The Synonyms are:
astound
dumbfound
startle
amazed
astonied
astounded
stunned
surprised.

The Antonym is :
calm


I'm astonished by my success !

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The usage sentence examples:


1. Another flower that astonished me was the bloom of the Golden Abutilon

2. astonish spectators with freestyle routines.

3. astonished when in heard the prize had been awarded to me.

4. astonished to discover that bingo has become a politically correct zone.

5. She was utterly astonished that i moved along too.

6. astonished at the superb quality at such cheap prices.

7. astonish anybody about a cross-town cruiser with a red water line?

8. astonished to hear the first rain drops start at 5:00 am.

9. Nor was i greatly astonished at the nature of his decision.

10. astonished crowds of onlookers he walked up the gangway on to the aircraft carrier ark royal.

11. astonished to find the freight rover bus bobbing in the thames.

12. But i was genuinely astonished to play with a band with a worse name on the same tour.

13. astonished audiences for years and will continue to do so for many more.

14. astonished to see some migrant species already set, at such dates.

15. Everyone was absolutely astonished by the quality of their performance.

16. astonished everyone - even himself - with his recent qualifying pace at snetterton.

17. astonished to learn that i had ended up in first place at the end of the semi-final rounds.

18. astonish rather than for practical or economic purposes.

19. astonished that anyone could think they sounded like a guitar amp at all!

20. astonished to read your front page story headlined disco inferno in last weekâs newspaper.

21. I promised to do so, feeling somewhat astonished that he should deem me capable of a retreat.

Astonished Quote


" I am astonished and surprised that someone could consider making a film about me without talking to me about it. "

" I'm astonished by my success "


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