: feeling or showing great surprise or wonder
was amazed to hear what had happened
was too amazed to react at first
wearing an amazed expression on her face
amazedly adverb
He stared at them amazedly.

Examples of amazed in a Sentence

you'd be amazed at the destruction one small squirrel can cause inside a house a visitor cannot help but be amazed by the size of the Great Pyramid
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The Doctor is worried the uncanny resemblance is more than just a coincidence, and is amazed by the strength of the genetic link between two people living three millennia apart. Richard Edwards, Space.com, 13 Apr. 2025 Perhaps the two Greek architects, Isidore and Anthemius would be as amazed as the tourists are. Danuta Hamlin, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025 Jaeger was amazed by the online reaction to Ola's story, as many social-media users thanked the couple for saving her. John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025 Her doctors, Flowers says, are amazed at how she’s been able to keep her condition from progressing. Nicole Pajer, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for amazed

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of amaze entry 1

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of amazed was in 1548

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“Amazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amazed. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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