amazing meaning

amazing means 'very surprising or wonderful'.

amazing :

surprising, wonderful

adjective

▪ The view is amazing.

▪ The view is wonderful.

▪ She has an amazing talent.

▪ She has a wonderful skill.

paraphrasing

▪ incredible – hard to believe

▪ astonishing – very surprising

▪ marvelous – very good

▪ fantastic – very great

Pronunciation

amazing [əˈmeɪ.zɪŋ]

The stress is on 'may' and sounds like 'uh-may-zing'.

Common phrases and grammar about amazing

amazing - Common meaning

adjective
surprising, wonderful

Part of Speech Changes for "amazing"

▪ amaze (verb) – to surprise greatly

▪ amazement (noun) – great surprise

▪ amazed (adjective) – surprised greatly

Common Expressions with "amazing"

▪ amazing view – wonderful sight

▪ amazing talent – wonderful skill

▪ amazing story – surprising tale

▪ amazing experience – wonderful event

Important examples of amazing in TOEIC

Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test

In TOEIC vocabulary questions, amazing often describes something very good or surprising.

▪The concert was amazing.
▪The concert was wonderful.

Example of a confusing word: amusing (entertaining)

▪The concert was amusing.
▪The concert was entertaining.
"Amazing" is an adjective used to describe something that is very impressive or surprising. In the sentence "The concert was amazing," it suggests that the concert was exceptionally good or astonishing. On the other hand, "amusing" means "entertaining" or "funny," which implies that something is enjoyable but not necessarily impressive or surprising. While both words can describe positive experiences, "amazing" conveys a stronger sense of wonder or awe, making it the correct choice for something particularly impressive.

Grammar examples from the TOEIC test

Amazing is used as an adjective to describe nouns in TOEIC grammar questions.

▪She gave an amazing performance.
▪She gave a wonderful performance.

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Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC

amazing grace

'wonderful kindness', often used in songs or poems.

▪Her amazing grace touched everyone.
▪Her wonderful kindness touched everyone.

amazing as it may seem

means 'even if it is surprising'.

▪Amazing as it may seem, he finished in one day.
▪Even if it is surprising, he finished in one day.

Differences between similar words and amazing

amazing

,

incredible

differences

Amazing is used for wonderful things, while incredible often means hard to believe.

amazing
▪The movie was amazing.
▪The movie was wonderful.
incredible
▪The story was incredible.
▪The story was hard to believe.
amazing

Words with the same origin as amazing

The origin of amazing

The word's etymology is not clear.

Word structure

The analysis of the word's composition is unclear.

Words with the same origin

The word's root is unclear or difficult to confirm.

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