surprising greatly; she does an amazing amount of work; the dog was capable of astonishing tricks

[ Syn: astonishing ]

inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; New York is an amazing city; the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight; the awesome complexity of the universe; this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath- Melville; Westminster Halls awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent

[ Syn: awe-inspiring , awesome , awful , awing ]