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Fascinating vs Amazed - What's the difference?

fascinating | amazed |

As adjectives the difference between fascinating and amazed

is that fascinating is having interesting qualities; captivating; attractive while amazed is astonished; confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder; greatly surprised.

As verbs the difference between fascinating and amazed

is that fascinating is while amazed is (amaze).

fascinating

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having interesting qualities; captivating; attractive.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • amazed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Astonished; confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder; greatly surprised.
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  • *:And it was while all were passionately intent upon the pleasing and snake-like progress of their uncle that a young girl in furs, ascending the stairs two at a time, peeped perfunctorily into the nursery as she passed the hallway—and halted amazed .
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=8 citation , passage=It was a casual sneer, obviously one of a long line. There was hatred behind it, but of a quiet, chronic type, nothing new or unduly virulent, and he was taken aback by the flicker of amazed incredulity that passed over the younger man's ravaged face.}}

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    Verb

    (head)
  • (amaze)

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