amazed

UK: /əˈmeɪzd/ US: (ə māzd′)

From the verb amaze: (⇒ conjugate)

amazed is: ⓘ

v past

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

a•mazed  (ə māzd′), adj. 

1. greatly surprised; astounded;
   suddenly filled with wonder:
   The magician made the dove disappear before our amazed eyes.

• 1200–50; Middle English; see amaze, -ed²

a•maz•ed•ly  (ə mā′zid lē), adv.  a•maz′ed•ness, n. 

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

a•maze /əˈmeɪz/   v., a•mazed, a•maz•ing. 

1. to overwhelm with surprise or sudden wonder;
   astonish greatly: [~ + object]
   The magician's tricks amazed the children.
   [It + ~ + object + (that) clause]
   It amazed me that you would believe those lies.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

a•maze  (ə māz′), v., a•mazed, a•maz•ing, n. 
v.t. 

1. to overwhelm with surprise or sudden wonder;
   astonish greatly.
2. [Obs.] to bewilder;
   perplex.

v.i. 

3. to cause amazement:
   a new art show that delights and amazes.

n. 

4. [Archaic.] amazement.

• Middle English amasen, Old English āmasian to confuse, stun, astonish. See a-³, maze bef. 1000

Synonyms

• 1. astound, dumfound, stun, flabbergast. See surprise. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

amaze / əˈmeɪz/ verb (transitive)

1. to fill with incredulity or surprise; astonish
2. an obsolete word for bewilder

noun

1. an archaic word for amazement

Etymology: Old English āmasian