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adjectivenonastonishing (not comparable)
- not comparableNot astonishing.
Most women who go to work go into nonastonishing jobs. So do men.
1989, Helen Harris Perlman, Looking Back to See Ahead, Chicago, Ill.; London: The University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 762 more examples
An astonishing report is, other things being equal, less credible than a nonastonishing one.
2002, Karen Jones, “The Politics of Credibility”, in Louise M. Antony, Charlotte E. Witt, editors, A Mind of One’s Own: Feminist Essays on Reason And Objectivity, Westview Press, →ISBN, page 157At that workshop, faculty are asked to share with other participants a “nonastonishing teaching tip.”
2002, Helen M. Burnstad, “Part-Time Faculty Development at Johnson County Community College”, in Gordon E. Watts, editor, Enhancing Community Colleges Through Professional Development (New Directions for Community Colleges; number 120), Wiley, page 23Synonyms: unastonishing
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adjectiveNot astonishing.
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nonastonishing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonastonishing
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