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Astounding vs Bewildering - What's the difference?

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Astounding is a related term of bewildering.


As verbs the difference between astounding and bewildering

is that astounding is while bewildering is .

As adjectives the difference between astounding and bewildering

is that astounding is that astounds or astound while bewildering is very confusing, perplexing, or baffling, often due to a very large choice being available.

As a noun bewildering is

bewilderment.

astounding

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That astounds or astound.
    • astounding success
    Synonyms
    Extraordinary, fantastic, incredible, marvelous, miraculous, phenomenal, unbelievable, wonderful See

    bewildering

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Very confusing, perplexing, or baffling, often due to a very large choice being available.
    • There was a bewildering collection of curiosities filling the room.

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • bewilderment
  • * (Herman Melville), Pierre
    • Then the bewilderings of the comings and the goings of the coffins at the large and populous house; these bewilderings came over me. What was it to be dead? What is it to be living?