In example sentences in some dictionaries these words are used in positive sense like splendid or hypnotizing..But I'd like to ask if it is possible to use these astonishing/astounding in the following sentence.
I was astonished/astounded when I saw my boyfriend was kissing my sister.
I know some adjective neutral so they can be used in both way..For example, for me stunning and striking depicts more positive images whereas shocking is more negative..
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"The news of president's death astonished the world"