amazing
adjective (amazing, more amazing, most amazing); also -ing form of amaze (amaze, amazes, amazed, amazing); adverb: amazingly
Everyday
- Very surprising and wonderful; causing great wonder or surprise. tree →
- (informal) Very good, excellent (an amazing film). tree →
- -ing form of «amaze»: surprising someone greatly. tree →
In the lessons
In everyday talk it is a very common word for praise: amazing work, an amazing trip. In writing lessons teachers ask for stronger, more exact adjectives than «amazing» and «nice» (astonishing, breathtaking, incredible, spectacular). In science, amazing facts are a hook — but check they are true. Phrases: absolutely amazing, it's amazing how/what, amazing grace.
Examples
- The fireworks were amazing! tree →
- You did an amazing job on your poster. tree →
- It's amazing how fast a cheetah can run. tree →
- The view from the top was amazing. tree →
- She has an amazing memory for numbers. tree →
- Amazingly, the cat came home after two weeks. tree →
- Instead of «amazing», try «breathtaking» or «astonishing» in your story. tree →
- The sixth time the King exclaimed, ‘It is amazing!’ tree →
Note
«Amazing» (causing wonder) vs «amazed» (feeling wonder): The trick was amazing; I was amazed. Overusing «amazing» makes writing weaker — choose more exact words. Adverb: amazingly.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «amazing» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «amazing» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/amazing/