Home › Words › A › astoundmentastoundmentastoundment means amazement.EtymologyFrom astound + -ment.nounamazemente.g.“With what astoundment would ye, if ye were alive with your merely human perfections, listen to the creed of our, so called, rational religionists!” — 1812, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Omniana:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.astoundedness 78% match — The state of being astounded; astonishment. vs astoundment →amazement 76% match — The condition of being amazed; a state of overwhelming wonder, as from surprise or sudden fear, horror, or admiration; a feeling of intense astonishment or awe, as from witnessing something incredible and impressive. vs astoundment →astoundingness 76% match — The quality of being astounding. vs astoundment →astonishment 76% match — The feeling or experience of being astonished; great surprise. vs astoundment →astound 75% match — To astonish, bewilder or dazzle. vs astoundment →astounding 75% match — That astounds or astound. vs astoundment →wonderment 74% match — Wonder; astonishment. vs astoundment →astoundable 72% match — Capable of being astounded. vs astoundment →