Amazed is an English word with synonyms like astonished or astounded. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Amazed meaning
Astonished or confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder; greatly surprised (often with ensuing adpositions e.g. at, with, or by).
Synonyms of Amazed
Using Amazed
- The main meaning on this page is: Astonished or confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder; greatly surprised (often with ensuing adpositions e.g. at, with, or by).
- Useful related words include: astonied, astonished, astounded, stunned.
- In the example corpus, amazed often appears in combinations such as: amazed by, was amazed, amazed at.
Context around Amazed
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 10 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Amazed
- In this selection, "amazed" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, edelman, myself, ingenuity and travellers stand out and add context to how "amazed" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after being amazed by stephen and am always amazed and this. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "amazed" sits close to words such as bacterial, barrow and caregivers, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with amazed
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
All of that music was made on that small setup, I was amazed. (13 words)
Edelman amazed the audience with one goal and one assist during the game. (13 words)
And I was amazed by the very negative feeling toward China in the United States. (15 words)
Alana’s 23-year-old sister Lauryn re-shared the video and noted in the caption that she was “amazed” to have seen her little sister graduate from high school and paid tribute to just “how far” she had come “against all odds”. (43 words)
And I am sure that when you see all this, you will be amazed at the difference between things in reality and the way they are sometimes presented, primarily by the West and the United States of America,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said. (41 words)
From the town planning of the Indus Civilisation to the Mauryan pillars and stupas, from the magnificent temples built by the Cholas to the reservoirs and large dams, India’s ingenuity amazed travellers from all over the world. (38 words)
Are we not amazed about why different people become astronomers, mechanical engineers, veterinarians, concert pianists, chefs, and chess grandmasters? (19 words)
Example sentences (20)
And I am always amazed and this case is absolutely no exception, always amazed at the grace and poise that people have in these circumstances, said 48 Hours correspondent Richard Schlesinger.
After being amazed by Stephen's pace in the cashbuilder round, Bradley asked if he was a quizzer, to which Stephen confirmed he was.
A group of Norwegian scientists analysing tests for the Peter Bol drug case say they were amazed that two World Anti-Doping Agency-accredited laboratories could conclude the Australian Olympian’s first sample was positive.
Alana’s 23-year-old sister Lauryn re-shared the video and noted in the caption that she was “amazed” to have seen her little sister graduate from high school and paid tribute to just “how far” she had come “against all odds”.
All of that music was made on that small setup, I was amazed.
And I am sure that when you see all this, you will be amazed at the difference between things in reality and the way they are sometimes presented, primarily by the West and the United States of America,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.
And I was amazed by the very negative feeling toward China in the United States.
And the star is amazed by the overwhelming supportive reaction her transformation has received so far.
Are we not amazed about why different people become astronomers, mechanical engineers, veterinarians, concert pianists, chefs, and chess grandmasters?
As I recently welcomed my new baby, Luca, into the world, I have been amazed by the challenges parenthood brings.
Cllr Richard Clarke, Torfaen Council's executive member for children, families and education, visited the training this week and said: “I am amazed with all the commitment from all these young people.
Dad-of-two Phil Powell, senior technician at, said: "You’d be amazed what some people have flushed down the toilet that they shouldn’t.
Decades later, Taupin confessed he was amazed by the subject matters they covered within the album.
Edelman amazed the audience with one goal and one assist during the game.
Even as a lifelong fan, I found myself amazed at how the Eagles’ recent playoff run seeped into every corner of the Delaware Valley.
Even with the claims of problems with the device, some were hopeful and amazed by the deal.
Every few months someone will post a clip of Ben Affleck speaking Spanish and everytime I'm amazed at how good he is at it.
Forrest is amazed by all the free food and drinks at the event, drinking at least 15 bottles of Dr Pepper.
From sultry bodycons to laidback denims, both her relaxed and glam aesthetics leave us amazed.
From the town planning of the Indus Civilisation to the Mauryan pillars and stupas, from the magnificent temples built by the Cholas to the reservoirs and large dams, India’s ingenuity amazed travellers from all over the world.
Common combinations with amazed
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- amazed by 55×
- was amazed 49×
- amazed at 40×
- be amazed 30×
- were amazed 21×
- amazed that 21×
- amazed to 13×
- am amazed 9×
- i'm amazed 7×
- amazed when 7×