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stunning

[stuhn-ing] / ˈstʌn ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
beautiful, marvelous
Synonyms
STRONGEST
brilliant dazzling devastating gorgeous great impressive lovely ravishing remarkable sensational smashing spectacular striking wonderful
STRONG
fair fine top
WEAK
beauteous bonny comely drop-dead excellent famous first-class first-rate handsome heavenly number one out of this world pretty royal superior
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bad homely insignificant normal ordinary poor stupid typical ugly unimportant unimpressive usual weak
STRONG
cloudy dark rainy stormy

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Goalkeeper Daphne van Domselaar returned to the starting XI and put in a stunning performance, denying Sam Kerr on several occasions in the second half.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

In which we explore whether or not UConn’s stunning victory was a cosmic comeuppance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

That stunning play in the bottom of the ninth inning didn’t just save Game 7 of the World Series, it also spared Pages’ reputation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Oil prices were seeing a bit of a reprieve this week from their stunning climb in March.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

A solution of stunning simplicity had been found.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.