English word

Stunning

Definitions

adjective

  1. causing astonishment or disbelief
  2. strikingly impressive especially in beauty or excellence

Synonyms for stunning

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Synonyms by context

Aesthetically pleasing to view or look at

adjective

Causing wonder or amazement

adjective

Startling, surprising or shocking in an unexpected way

adjective

  • surprising
  • astounding
  • preposterous
  • bizarre
  • incredible
  • sensational

Causing of amazement

verb

  • blowing away
  • stupefying
  • bewildering
  • blowing one's mind
  • bowling over
  • flabbergasting
  • impressing

Present participle for to knock unconscious or into a dazed or semi-conscious state

verb

  • numbing
  • benumbing
  • dazing
  • rocking
  • knocking out
  • knocking senseless
  • laying out
  • knocking unconscious
  • knocking for six

Present participle for to hold one's attention (with something fascinating)

verb

  • transfixing
  • fascinating
  • captivating
  • enthralling
  • mesmerising
  • mesmerizing
  • enchanting
  • gripping
  • spellbinding
  • bewitching

Antonyms for stunning

  • boring
  • unattractive
  • unsurprising
  • drab
  • expected
  • ordinary
  • terrible
  • plain
  • unimpressive
  • bad
  • ugly
  • grotesque
  • insignificant
  • hideous
  • homely
  • ill-favored
  • unaesthetic
  • unbeautiful
  • uncomely
  • uncute

Opposite of aesthetically pleasing to view or look at

  • unattractive
  • ordinary
  • plain
  • ugly
  • grotesque
  • hideous
  • homely
  • ill-favored
  • unaesthetic
  • unbeautiful

Opposite of startling, surprising or shocking in an unexpected way

  • unsurprising
  • expected
  • foreseeable
  • predictable
  • inevitable
  • understandable
  • anticipated
  • logical
  • probable
  • obvious

Opposite of bearing good value, worth or reliability

Opposite of causing of amazement

  • boring
  • calming
  • boring to death
  • boring to tears
  • disinteresting
  • exhausting
  • fatiguing
  • jading
  • tiring
  • wearing out

Opposite of present participle for to astonish or shock (someone) so that they are temporarily unable to react

  • clarifying
  • enlightening
  • expecting
  • explaining
  • surrendering
  • yielding
  • clearing up

Phrases

  • aesthetically appealing
  • aesthetically pleasing
  • a la mode
  • a sight for sore eyes
  • as plain as a pikestaff
  • as pretty as a picture
  • as pure as the driven snow
  • as ugly as sin
  • drawing attention
  • dry as dust
  • dull as ditchwater
  • extremely attractive
  • extremely beautiful
  • fine and dandy
  • good looking
  • hard on the eyes
  • ho hum
  • in good taste
  • looking like a million bucks
  • no great shakes