different between astounding vs perplexing

astounding

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -a?nd??

Verb

astounding

  1. present participle of astound

Adjective

astounding (comparative more astounding, superlative most astounding)

  1. That astounds or astound.
    astounding success; an astounding spectacle
    • 1785, Henry Boyd (translator), A Translation of the Inferno of Dante Alighieri, in English Verse, Dublin, Volume 1, Canto 7, Stanza 18, p. 285,[1]
      Wasted in darkness down the pitchy wave,
      We saw the STYGIAN pool her borders lave,
      Fed by th’ astounding cataract on high.

Derived terms

  • astoundingly
  • astoundingness

Synonyms

  • amazing, extraordinary, fantastic, incredible, marvelous, miraculous, phenomenal, remarkable, unbelievable
  • See Thesaurus:surprising

Translations

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perplexing

English

Pronunciation

  • (US) enPR: p?rpl?ks'?ng, IPA(key): /p??pl?ks??/

Adjective

perplexing (comparative more perplexing, superlative most perplexing)

  1. confusing or puzzling
  2. bewildering

Translations

Verb

perplexing

  1. present participle of perplex

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