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noun

ˈȯ How to pronounce awe (audio)
Definition of awenext
as in amazement
the rapt attention and deep emotion caused by the sight of something extraordinary was in awe of the sinewy Olympic runners

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awe

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verb

as in to amaze

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Recent Examples of awe
Noun
Some parents barely have time to sip their morning coffee before chaos ensues but one mom from Maryland has left the internet in awe of her 5-9 routine. — Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025 The video has garnered 1.5 million likes and left viewers in awe of the determination behind the act of service. — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
After two decades as a therapist but just two years as a psilocybin facilitator, Ms. Warden has been awed by the benefits that psychedelic therapy has brought to her patients. — Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2024 The shock and awe the WWE Royal Rumble can provide was on full display Saturday night as Jey Uso and Charlotte Flair won their respective matches to earn title shots at WrestleMania. — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 2 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for awe
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awe
  1. amazement
  2. amaze
  3. astonishment
  4. astound
  5. admiration
  6. wonderment
  7. dismay
  8. wonder
Noun
  • To no one’s amazement, Shohei Ohtani homered triumphantly in the Tokyo Series.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2025
  • To our collective amazement, the RGB LEDs were able to create wholly recognizable color images.
    — Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of amazement
Verb
  • This isn't the first time a thrift store find has amazed the internet.
    — Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
  • After sharing this revelation on TikTok, Kiersten has amazed social media users with the selection of designer bags inside her mom's garage.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
Definition of amaze
Noun
  • After seven episodes of pained teeth-gritting and wide-eyed astonishment, he’s found closure in confronting the man who killed his father (or not) and finding only a weak old guy too sickly to punch.
    — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The 33rd annual Cushing’s Crossing happens on Saturday, May 3rd, and spectating is free — and highly recommended for belly laughs and general astonishment.
    — Kim Westerman, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of astonishment
Verb
  • Beauty and the Beast astounded when opening to $174.6 million domestically in mid-March 2017, not adjusted for inflation.
    — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025
  • In terms of other Disney live-action princess remakes, Beauty and the Beast astounded when opening to $174.6 million domestically in mid-March 2017, not adjusted for inflation.
    — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of astound
Noun
  • Trump, in his first term, expressed a modicum of admiration while visiting what is affectionately called the Black Smithsonian.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
  • The matching tattoos aren't just a stamp of admiration for the number.
    — Caché McClay, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of admiration
Noun
  • Abi is a special-needs child, and McConnell wanted to capture her wonderment at the world in a song.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Jon, meanwhile, holes up in his squalid quarters surrounded by takeout containers and dirty clothes while hooked onto a cheap-looking VR game that hardly inspires the wonderment in us it’s supposed to in him.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 Feb. 2025
Definition of wonderment
Verb
  • But the situation is dismaying corporate America, investors and pretty much anyone who owns stocks.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Ukraine and its European allies were dismayed when they weren't included in U.S. and Russian negotiations an end to the conflict.
    — Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 24 Feb. 2025
Definition of dismay
Noun
  • Practicing mindfulness or meditating, even for five minutes, can do wonders for mental clarity.
    — Ankur Bindal, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • This shampoo did such wonders in breathing life back into my hair.
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 4 Apr. 2025
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