How do you use Stupefying in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like astonishing or astounding, plus the exact meaning.
Stupefying meaning
present participle and gerund of stupefy
Synonyms of Stupefying
Using Stupefying
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of stupefy
- Useful related words include: astonishing, astounding, staggering, impressive.
- In the example corpus, stupefying often appears in combinations such as: and stupefying, stupefying ignorance.
Context around Stupefying
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Stupefying
- In this selection, "stupefying" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ignorance, confusion and sense stand out and add context to how "stupefying" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include behaviour and stupefying hypocrisy but and insensitivity and stupefying ignorance of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "stupefying" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with stupefying
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Without Trump, how much of the stupefying sense of chaos would evaporate? (12 words)
This goal is so stupefying because McDavid makes it look like he’s on the ice by himself. (18 words)
The Gambian reaction to Covid-19 is certainly not one of crippling fear, excessive panic and stupefying confusion. (18 words)
One of its supporters, Chris Leslie MP, said the comparison was “patently ridiculous” and showed “staggering insensitivity and stupefying ignorance of a conflict in which over 3,000 people died between 1969 and the signing of the Good Friday agreement”. (40 words)
There have been times, I must admit, when I have attacked the ’s grotesque behaviour and stupefying hypocrisy, but the following are good and true points to be made about Paul. (31 words)
In 2015, while Mayor of London, Mr Johnson accused Mr Trump of "stupefying ignorance" for calling parts of the city no-go areas. (23 words)
Without Trump, how much of the stupefying sense of chaos would evaporate? (12 words)
Example sentences (6)
This goal is so stupefying because McDavid makes it look like he’s on the ice by himself.
The Gambian reaction to Covid-19 is certainly not one of crippling fear, excessive panic and stupefying confusion.
In 2015, while Mayor of London, Mr Johnson accused Mr Trump of "stupefying ignorance" for calling parts of the city no-go areas.
Without Trump, how much of the stupefying sense of chaos would evaporate?
One of its supporters, Chris Leslie MP, said the comparison was “patently ridiculous” and showed “staggering insensitivity and stupefying ignorance of a conflict in which over 3,000 people died between 1969 and the signing of the Good Friday agreement”.
There have been times, I must admit, when I have attacked the ’s grotesque behaviour and stupefying hypocrisy, but the following are good and true points to be made about Paul.
Common combinations with stupefying
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: