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/əˈstɒnɪʃmənt/ · noun
The feeling or experience of being astonished; great surprise..
The class looked on in astonishment as their teacher proceeded to tear the pages out of the textbook.
1630, John Milton, “On Shakespear” in Poems of Mr. John Milton, London: Ruth Raworth, 1645 p. 27, Thou in our wonder and astonishment Hast built thy self a live-long Monument.
[…] he dismissed all his Attendants with a turn of his Finger; at which, to my great astonishment, they vanished in an Instant, like Visions in a Dream, when we awake on a sudden.
At these words, Marianne’s eyes expressed the astonishment, which her lips could not utter.
Marilla’s astonishment could not have been greater if Matthew had expressed a predilection for standing on his head.
Imagine my astonishment when, reaching the bustling street, every Englishwoman I look on is also attired in a dowdy housecoat.
(colloquial)
To find Ned Silverton among the habitual frequenters of Mrs. Hatch’s drawing-room was one of Lily’s first astonishments;
Use astonishment when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Astonishment means The feeling or experience of being astonished; great surprise..
Common synonyms include amazement, stupefaction, wonder, wonderment.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The class looked on in astonishment as their teacher proceeded to tear the pages out of the textbook.
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