awed

verbamaze

Synonyms for awed

verb amaze

Antonyms for awed

Word Origin & History

c.1300, earlier aghe, c.1200, from a Scandinavian source, e.g. Old Norse agi "fright;" from Proto-Germanic *agiz- (cf. Old English ege "fear," Old High German agiso "fright, terror," Gothic agis "fear, anguish"), from PIE *agh-es- (cf. Greek akhos "pain, grief"), from root *agh- "to be depressed, be afraid" (see ail). Current sense of "dread mixed with veneration" is due to biblical use with reference to the Supreme Being. Awe-inspiring is recorded from 1814.

Example Sentences for awed

His very desolation, amidst the unfamiliar faces, awed and chilled him.

Caeri was awed by the noble and fearless manner of the stranger.

And now again she spoke in almost awed tones of my "deepness."

The savage and the satyr might have beheld, and been awed into reverence.

Neither spoke for a long time; an awed silence rested on them.

We turned back to Fraser, amazed, awed, bursting with questions.

They went and waited, silent now, awed by the presence of the men.

She was awed and a little frightened, but she did not feel like crying.

"I won't know what to do with all that money, Mr. McGuire," said Beth in an awed voice.

From time to time, awed by the fury of the elements, he looked into the night.

awed

Synonyms for awed

Antonyms for awed

terrified

wondering

awed

Synonyms for awed

Antonyms for awed

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