jaw-dropping
Beyond all expectation
Jaw-dropping describes something so astonishing or impressive that it figuratively causes your mouth to fall open in amazement.
The term is almost always positive, applied to spectacular achievements, stunning visuals, or remarkable revelations.
The aerial footage of the canyon was jaw-dropping.
She delivered a jaw-dropping performance that silenced the critics.
The related verb phrase is jaw drops: My jaw dropped when I saw the price tag.
Extremely impressive or beautiful
- breathtakingAstonishingly beautiful or exciting
- awe-inspiringEvoking reverential wonder
- magnificentExceptionally beautiful or impressive
- spectacularStrikingly impressive to behold
extraordinary · phenomenal · sensational · mind-blowing · eye-popping · showstopping · astounding · staggering
Intense sudden wonder
- stupefactionMental numbness from shock
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- incredulityInability to accept something
- wondermentAwed astonishment
awe · gobsmacked · flabbergasted · dumbfounded · thunderstruck · aghast · agog · wide-eyed
Strikingly beautiful
- sublimeAwe-inspiring greatness
- exquisiteFlawlessly crafted, delicate
- resplendentImpressively beautiful, richly shining
- ravishingStrikingly, entrancingly attractive
glorious · majestic · splendid · divine · heavenly · ethereal · enchanting · mesmerizing
Causing sudden surprise
- alarmingProvoking fear or anxiety
- joltingShaking with sudden force
- unsettlingCausing unease or discomfort
- rattlingProducing rapid knocks
disconcerting · earth-shattering · bombshell · revelation · twist · upset · blindsiding · unexpected
stunning
Extremely impressive or beautiful
- breathtakingAstonishingly beautiful or exciting
- awe-inspiringEvoking reverential wonder
- magnificentExceptionally beautiful or impressive
spectacular · extraordinary · phenomenal · sensational · mind-blowing · eye-popping · showstopping · astounding · staggering · incredible
astonishment
Intense sudden wonder
- stupefactionMental numbness from shock
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- incredulityInability to accept something
wonderment · awe · gobsmacked · flabbergasted · dumbfounded · thunderstruck · aghast · agog · wide-eyed · stunned
gorgeous
Strikingly beautiful
- sublimeAwe-inspiring greatness
- exquisiteFlawlessly crafted, delicate
- resplendentImpressively beautiful, richly shining
ravishing · glorious · majestic · splendid · divine · heavenly · ethereal · enchanting · mesmerizing · captivating
startling
Causing sudden surprise
- alarmingProvoking fear or anxiety
- joltingShaking with sudden force
- unsettlingCausing unease or discomfort
rattling · disconcerting · earth-shattering · bombshell · revelation · twist · upset · blindsiding · unexpected · unforeseen
- amazingastonishing, astounding, breathtaking, extraordinary, incredible
- astonishmentamazement, awe, wonder, wonderstruck, awestruck
- expressions of awewow, whoa, amazing, awesome, incredible
- eye-catchingstriking, conspicuous, noticeable, prominent, eye-catching
- Hyperbolea zillion, bazillion, gazillion, bajillion, zillion
- hyphenated wordsup-to-date, pitch-black, round-the-clock, air-conditioned, open-minded
jaw-droppingunsurprising
Causing no astonishment
predictable · expected · anticipated · awaited · foreseeable
jaw-droppingunremarkable
Not worthy of comment
ordinary · mundane · unexceptional · commonplace · run-of-the-mill
jaw-droppingboring
Failing to engage interest
unimpressive · underwhelming · ho-hum · yawn-inducing · dull
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