Synonyms of stunning

Verb


1. stun, stupefy, immobilize, immobilise

usage: make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow; "stun fish"

2. sandbag, stun, hit

usage: hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag

3. stun, bedaze, daze, desensitize, desensitise

usage: overcome as with astonishment or disbelief; "The news stunned her"

Adjective


1. arresting, sensational, stunning, impressive (vs. unimpressive)

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

2. stunning, surprising (vs. unsurprising)

usage: causing great astonishment and consternation; "the strike came as a stunning protest against management"; "a stunning defeat"

3. stunning, disorienting (vs. orienting)

usage: 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"

4. stunning, beautiful (vs. ugly)

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

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Definition and meaning of stunning (Dictionary)