📖 Definitions of "Staggering"
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Sway unsteadily, reel, or totter.
- 2
Doubt, waver, be shocked.
- 3
Have multiple groups doing the same thing in a uniform fashion, but starting at different, evenly-spaced, times or places (attested from 1856).
- 1
The motion of one who staggers.
- 2
That which staggers something or somebody.
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In animation, the repetition of a sequence of frames to show struggling effort
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Incredible, overwhelming, amazing.
"The army suffered a staggering defeat."
🔄 Synonyms of "Staggering"
8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| impressive | Making, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress. |
| astounding | That astounds or astound. |
| unsteadyverb | Not held firmly in position; physically unstable. |
| astonishing | Causing astonishment. |
| stupefying | That causes stupefaction. |
| lurchingnoun | the action of the verb to lurch |
| weavingnoun | (uncountable) The process of making woven material on a loom. |
| stumblingnoun | The motion of one who stumbles. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Staggering"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| astonishing | Causing astonishment. |
| astounding | That astounds or astound. |
| impressive | Making, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress. |
| stupefying | That causes stupefaction. |
| unsteadyverb | Not held firmly in position; physically unstable. |
| stumblingnoun | The motion of one who stumbles. |
| lurchingnoun | the action of the verb to lurch |
| weavingnoun | (uncountable) The process of making woven material on a loom. |
| exorbitant | Exceeding proper limits; excessive or unduly high; extravagant. |
| overwhelmingnoun | Very great or intense. |
| enormous | Extremely large; greatly exceeding the common size, extent, etc. |
| amazing | Causing wonder and amazement; very surprising. |
| tremendous | Notable for its size, power, or excellence. |
| phenomenal | (colloquial) Very remarkable; highly extraordinary; amazing. |
| spectacularnoun | Amazing or worthy of special notice. |
| prodigious | Extraordinarily amazing. |
| vastnoun | Very large or wide (literally or figuratively). |
| greatnoun | (informal) Very good; excellent; wonderful; fantastic. |
| extraordinarynoun | Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual. |
| huge | Very large. |
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