What is "awesome" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does awesome mean in English? Meaning of awesome definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "awesome" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "awesome": inspiring awe or admiration or wonder

Adjective

  • Meaning: inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
  • Example: New York is an amazing city the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight the awesome complexity of the universe this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent
  • Synonyms: amazing awe-inspiring awesome awful awing
  • Similar: impressive
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈɔs.əm/

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈɔːsəm/

  • Adjective: Causing awe or terror; inspiring wonder or excitement. The waterfall in the middle of the rainforest was an awesome sight. The tsunami was awesome in its destructive power.(colloquial) Excellent, exciting, remarkable. That was awesome! Awesome, dude!
  • Synonyms:

    beautiful, breathtaking, intimidating, imposing, magnificent, wonderful, horrible, wondrous, awe-inspiring, impressive, astonishing, stunning, exalted, grand, majestic, mind-blowing, moving, striking, formidable, fearsome, dreadful, alarming, terrifying, awful, overwhelming, frightening, terrible, shocking, horrifying, fearful, frantic, hairy, mean, nervous, daunting, real gone, something else, stupefying, zero cool,

    Antonyms:

    disgusting, trivial, unimportant, pleasant, pleasing, wonderful, comforting, boring, homely, offensive, ugly, ordinary, poor, unimpressive, bad, nice, weak, good, unamazing,

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    awesome in English: awesome
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