AWE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for AWE?

Need another word that means the same as “awe”? Find 17 synonyms and 30 related words for “awe” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Awe” are: fear, reverence, veneration, wonder, wonderment, amazement, astonishment, charisma, glamour, romance, mystery, fascination, magic, spell, charm, appeal, allure

Awe as a Noun

Definitions of "Awe" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “awe” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A feeling of profound respect for someone or something.
• An overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration.
• Capacity to inspire awe.
• A feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder.

Synonyms of "Awe" as a noun (17 Words)

allure	The quality of being powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating. People for whom gold holds no allure.
amazement	The feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising. To her amazement Bill was keen.
appeal	A serious, urgent, or heartfelt request. The popular appeal of football.
astonishment	The feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising. She looked at him in astonishment.
charisma	A divinely conferred power or talent. He has tremendous charisma and stage presence.
charm	A characteristic property of certain subatomic particles specifically charm quarks charm antiquarks and hadrons containing these expressed as a quantum number. The hidden charms of the city.
fascination	The power to fascinate someone; the quality of being fascinating. He had a lifelong fascination with science.
fear	A feeling of anxiety concerning the outcome of something or the safety of someone. They hushed it up out of fear of public reaction.
glamour	Beauty or charm that is sexually attractive. A glamour model.
magic	An illusory feat considered magical by naive observers. He s been working his magic on New Zealand movies for the past two decades.
mystery	The Christian Eucharist. A mystery guest.
reverence	A feeling of profound respect for someone or something. Rituals showed honour and reverence for the dead.
romance	A feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love. The romance from The Gadfly became a popular favourite.
spell	A verbal formula believed to have magical force. A spell of good weather.
veneration	Great respect; reverence. The traditional veneration of saints.
wonder	A thing or a quality of something that causes wonder. He observed the intricacy of the ironwork with the wonder of a child.
wonderment	The feeling aroused by something strange and surprising. Corbett shook his head in silent wonderment.

Usage Examples of "Awe" as a noun

• They gazed in awe at the small mountain of diamonds.
• He stared over the edge with a feeling of awe.
• The sight filled me with awe.
• Is it any wonder that Christmas Eve has lost its awe?

Associations of "Awe" (30 Words)

admiration	Pleasurable contemplation. Her house was the admiration of everyone.
amaze	Be a mystery or bewildering to. She amazed doctors by fighting back when her deteriorating condition caused her to suffer heart failure.
amazement	The feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising. She shook her head in amazement.
astonish	Affect with wonder. You never fail to astonish me.
astonished	Greatly surprised or impressed; amazed. We were astonished to hear of this decision.
astonishment	Great surprise. She looked at him in astonishment.
astound	Affect with wonder. Her bluntness astounded him.
bewilderment	A feeling of being perplexed and confused. There was bewilderment at the shift of government policy.
daze	Overcome as with astonishment or disbelief. His mother s death left him in a daze.
disbelief	A rejection of belief. I ll burn in hell for disbelief.
dread	Dreadlocks. Lyon combed his fingers through Curtis dreads.
esteem	An attitude of admiration or esteem. I should esteem it a favour if you could speak to them.
exclamation	A sudden cry or remark expressing surprise, strong emotion, or pain. She gave an exclamation of delight.
flabbergasted	As if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise. The flabbergasted aldermen were speechless.
gasp	Strain to obtain air by gasping. She gave a gasp and fainted.
homage	Special honour or respect shown publicly. Many villagers come here to pay homage to the Virgin.
honor	Bestow honor or rewards upon. We honor checks and drafts.
incredulity	The state of being unwilling or unable to believe something. He stared down the street in incredulity.
inspiring	Having the effect of inspiring someone. He was an inspiring teacher.
motivational	Relating to the reason or reasons for acting or behaving in a particular way. Fear is used as a motivational tool.
mystification	The activity of obscuring people’s understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered.
respect	The state of being admired or respected. She was respected by everyone she worked with.
reverence	Regard with feelings of respect and reverence consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of. The messenger made his reverence.
scare	Become scared. A bomb scare led them to evacuate the building.
serendipity	The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. A fortunate stroke of serendipity.
startle	Cause to feel sudden shock or alarm. He was startled to see a column of smoke.
stupefy	Astonish and shock. The offence of administering drugs to a woman with intent to stupefy her.
surprise	Cause to be surprised. He surprised a gang stealing scrap metal.
surprised	Feeling or showing surprise. There was a surprised silence.
wonder	Something that causes feelings of wonder. A wonder drug.