staggering
adjective /ˈstæɡ.ər.ɪŋ/
/-ɚ-/ Definition
C1 very shocking and surprising: It costs a staggering $50,000 per week to keep the museum open to the public.Surprising and shockingMaking people sad, shocked and upset staggeringly /-li/ adverb › staggeringly expensiveSurprising and shockingMaking people sad, shocked and upset
(Definition of staggering adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a blinding flash idiom
- a bolt from/out of the blue idiom
- amaze verb
- amazing adjective
- astonish verb
- catch sb with their pants/trousers down idiom
- confound verb
- creep up on/behind sb phrasal verb
- dynamite noun
- earth-shattering adjective
- raise (a few) eyebrows idiom
- reality check noun
- shock tactics noun
- shocking adjective (SURPRISING)
- spring sth on sb phrasal verb
- turn-up for the book(s) idiom
- turn-up noun (EVENT)
- unbelievable adjective (SURPRISING)
- walk in on sb phrasal verb
- world-shattering adjective
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Surprising and shocking
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