Dictionary Entry

amaze

amaze is a 5-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To bewilder; to stupefy; to bring into a maze. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 17 · 6 senses

Definitions

1transitive verb
To bewilder; to stupefy; to bring into a maze.
2transitive verb
To confound, as by fear, wonder, extreme surprise; to overwhelm with wonder; to astound; to astonish greatly.
3intransitive verb
To be astounded.
4transitive verb
Bewilderment, arising from fear, surprise, or wonder; amazement.
5verb
be a mystery or bewildering to
"This beats me!"
"Got me--I don't know the answer!"
Synonyms
baffle beat bewilder dumbfound flummox get gravel mystify nonplus perplex pose puzzle
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6verb
affect with wonder
"Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!"
Synonyms
astonish astound

Synonyms

baffle beat bewilder dumbfound flummox get gravel mystify nonplus perplex pose puzzle stick stupefy vex astonish astound

Common word forms

amazed amazer amazes amazing amazeful amazement

Words from these letters

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