awed

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adjective

ˈȯd How to pronounce awed (audio)
Synonyms of awed
: showing awe
awed respect

awed

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past tense and past participle of awe entry 2

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Adjective gave the nationally known golfer an awed look
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The syrupy strings, treacly piano and awed choral vocals conjure an atmosphere of strained enchantment, suggesting a film burdened by fatal amounts of whimsy and emotional manipulation. — Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 Related Articles The runway appearance of both Hosk and Palvin has set the internet aflame, with awed viewers commending the new moms and calling attention to the indelible power of women. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026 This audience listened in awed silence, and by the end of the song, everyone around us was crying as well, before jolting upward in a spontaneous standing ovation — one of three. — James Gunn, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2026 Maxwell, a fiction editor at The New Yorker, drew upon his own awed discovery of France in 1948; the novel’s opening paragraphs show one of the protagonists weeping at the sight of the French shore. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for awed

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First Known Use

Adjective

1591, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of awed was in 1591

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“Awed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/awed. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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