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awe  

   ( awes    3rd person present)   ( awed    past tense & past participle  )
1       n-uncount   Awe is the feeling of respect and amazement that you have when you are faced with something wonderful and often rather frightening.  
She gazed in awe at the great stones...     
2       verb   If you are awedby someone or something, they make you feel respectful and amazed, though often rather frightened.  
usu passive, no cont  
I am still awed by David's courage...      be V-ed  
The crowd listened in awed silence.      V-ed  
3    If you are in awe of someone or if you stand in awe of them, you have a lot of respect for them and are slightly afraid of them.  
♦ be in awe of/stand in awe of      phrase   V inflects  

awe-inspiring     
If you describe someone or something as awe-inspiring, you are emphasizing that you think that they are remarkable and amazing, although sometimes rather frightening.      adj  
  (emphasis)    The higher we climbed, the more awe-inspiring the scenery became.     
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awe  
1   
      n   admiration, amazement, astonishment, dread, fear, horror, respect, reverence, terror, veneration, wonder  
2   
      vb   amaze, astonish, cow, daunt, frighten, horrify, impress, intimidate, put the wind up     (informal)   stun, terrify  
  
Antonyms     
,       n   arrogance, boldness, contempt, disrespect, fearlessness, irreverence, scorn  

awe-inspiring     
amazing, astonishing, awesome, breathtaking, daunting, fearsome, impressive, intimidating, magnificent, striking, stunning     (informal)   wonderful, wondrous     (archaic or literary)  
  
Antonyms     
   bland, boring, dull, flat, humdrum, insipid, prosaic, tame, tedious, unimpressive, uninspiring, vapid  

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