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astonishment vs wonderment

wonderment vs astonishment

astonishment and wonderment both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
astonishment Yes No No No
wonderment Yes No No No
As nouns, wonderment is a hyponym of astonishment; that is, wonderment is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than astonishment:
  • astonishment: the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
  • wonderment: the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
Other hyponyms of astonishment include admiration, wonder, surprise, stupefaction.
astonishment (noun) wonderment (noun)
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
Difference between astonishment and wonderment

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