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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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The winger represented Japan at the 2022 World Cup, coming on as a substitute in all four of their matches and scoring the winning goal in the stunning victory over Spain.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

In Tokyo, the flowers reached full bloom during the weekend, entering a brief period of stunning beauty, before the petals will fall like flurries of snow.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 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

He did not know that this day, after enduring more than a week of bad news, he would enjoy a stunning reversal of fortune.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

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