STUNNER Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

stunner

noun

ˈstə-nər

Definition of stunner

as in surprise

something that makes a strong impression because it is so unexpected As expected, the box-office champ was another superhero actioner, but the real stunner was the second-place finish for the low-budget comedy.

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as in queen

an attractive woman Not only is she smart, she's a real stunner.

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Recent Examples of stunner The big stunner was Ed Carpenter Racing's Alexander Rossi, who made an early exit after looking solid all day long. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Owens hit a stunner on Punk for a visual 13-count, but no referee to count it. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 New and notable fashion launches Hutch just dropped a bevy of pre-fall stunners at Anthropologie. — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 Her quiet, elegant drama was a word-of-mouth stunner on the ground in Park City. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stunner

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Noun

There’s one guest, though, who took him by surprise the most.

— Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026
Robert is then crowned king, much to Thom and Bret’s surprise.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of surprise

Noun

Country queen and national treasure Dolly Parton may have physically left the world on Tuesday, but her indelible mark on the world and the industry will never be forgotten.

— Isabelle Farina, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
The country queen wore the whole story of American music on her shoulders like a coat of many colors.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of queen

Noun

But there are key things that are going to put upward pressure on inflation, besides tariffs and the oil price shock and the commodities supply chain shock that is flowing through now.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Breman noted that price shocks stemming from the Middle East conflict have not fully dissipated.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of shock

Noun

While Western climbers regard Everest as a peak to be conquered, Tenzing reveres it as a sacred mother goddess.

— Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026
Not just state-of-the-art superbikes that look like Greek goddesses, but even something as rugged and exposed as the Honda Africa Twin comes for upwards of $15,000.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of goddess

Noun

The reunion sees season eight winners (Trinity and Bryce), fan-favorite couples and bombshells reunite to unpack some of the season’s biggest and drama-filled moments.

— Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
The biggest bombshell in this episode is that Emma Easton was likely the person who murdered Isabel.

— Erin Qualey, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of bombshell

Noun

This hermetic secrecy is how Allure beauty director Sarah Kinonen and I recently found ourselves in the bathroom of a suite in the Aman hotel on New York’s Fifth Avenue, brushing our teeth while members of the Dyson public relations team looked on.

— Jenny Bailly, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026
As the affiliate industry grows, particularly for fashion brands and beauty brands which increasingly route a growing share of sales through such links, the answer is getting harder to parse.

— Tom Matsuda, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of beauty

Noun

Wrestler Roddy Piper went off the mat for his first major acting gig as a Los Angeles guy who picks up those shades and gets eyefuls of aliens amongst him — all of whom hold the real power in our corrupt world.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
One memorable member of the Dunder Mifflin crew tells EW that viewers *do not* need to get an eyeful of him for one specific reason.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 May 2026

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