Synonyms for STUNNING
ˈstʌn ɪŋstun·ning

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1. arresting, sensational, stunningadjective

   commanding attention

   "an arresting drawing of people turning into animals"; "a sensational concert--one never to be forgotten"; "a stunning performance"

   Synonyms:
   sensational, stunning, sensory, arresting

   Antonyms:
   orienting, unimpressive, orientating, unsurprising, ugly

2. stunningadjective

   causing great astonishment and consternation

   "the strike came as a stunning protest against management"; "a stunning defeat"

   Synonyms:
   sensational, arresting

   Antonyms:
   ugly, orienting, orientating, unimpressive, unsurprising

3. stunningadjective

   causing or capable of causing bewilderment or shock or insensibility

   "laid the poor fellow senseless with one stunning blow"; "a stunning detonation with volumes of black smoke"

   Synonyms:
   sensational, arresting

   Antonyms:
   unsurprising, orientating, unimpressive, ugly, orienting

4. stunningadjective

   strikingly beautiful or attractive

   "quite stunning with large dark eyes and a beautiful high-bosomed figure"; "stunning photographs of Canada's wilderness areas"

   Synonyms:
   sensational, arresting

   Antonyms:
   unimpressive, ugly, unsurprising, orienting, orientating

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1. beautiful

   Submitted by anonymous on July 17, 2022  

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1. stunningadjective

   Synonyms:
   deafening, stentorian, very loud

2. stunningadjective

   Synonyms:
   [Colloquial.] striking, astonishing, wonderful

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1. stunningadjective

   Synonyms:
   overpowering, stupefying, astonishing, striking, fine

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1. List of paraphrases for "stunning":

   amazing, astonishing, staggering, astounding, surprising, impressive, sensational, impactful, breathtaking, striking, dazzling, spectacular, startling, beautiful

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1. stunning

   Synonyms:
   See Stunned myocardium
   

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1. John Bingham:

   The scenery is stunning and the small town friendliness makes this a very special race, sitting around small fires in the desert with groups of runners waiting for the sun to come up and the race to begin is quite an experience too.

2. Mark Peters:

   This is a stunning example of correction officers. conspiring with the very inmates they guard to use violence in settling a personal score, according to the. charges, there is no tolerance for this type of thuggish behavior.

3. Jose Serrano:

   That will not be happening. This subcommittee invited Secretary Ross to testify and he's the only one who will be allowed to testify at this hearing, the secretary's actions today show a stunning disrespect for the mechanisms of our democracy.

4. Mark Ridley-Thomas:

   This data is stunning from the perspective that we had hoped that things would be trending differently, but we will not ignore our realities, no one can ignore the income insecurity, the financial stress that is being experienced throughout the population. ... This is a state that is the wealthiest in the nation, and, at the same time, it is the most impoverished.

5. Michael Pfau:

   The Catholic bankruptcies are limited in geographic scope. Here there will be claimants from all 50 states and the American territories, we can talk about files and numbers, but in reality if you step back and realize the scope of the human carnage, it's stunning.