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surprisingadjective causing a strong emotional reaction because of unexpectednessthe surprising news that they were going to have a baby had them rushing to buy nursery furniture amazing, astonishing, astounding, blindsiding, dumbfounding(also dumfounding), eye-opening, flabbergasting, jarring, jaw-dropping, jolting, shocking, startling, stunning, stupefying unannounced, unanticipated, unexpected, unforeseenawesome, awful, breathtaking, fabulous, heart-stopping, marvelous(or marvellous), miraculous, portentous, prodigious, staggering, stupendous, sublime, wonderful, wondrousextraordinary, phenomenal, rare, sensational, spectacularbefuddling, bewildering, confounding, confusing, discomfiting, disconcerting, dismaying, flustering, muddling, nonplussing(also nonplusing), perplexing, upsettingincomprehensible, inconceivable, incredible, unbelievable, unimaginable, unlikely, unthinkablesingular, uncommon, unique, unusual, unwontedconspicuous, notable, noticeable, outstanding, remarkableimpressive, striking unsurprising common, customary, mundane, normal, ordinary, typical, unexceptional, unremarkable, usual causing wonder or astonishmentit's surprising how much knowledge of physics the architects of those immense medieval cathedrals must have had amazing, astonishing, astounding, awesome, awful, eye-opening, fabulous, marvelous(or marvellous), miraculous, portentous, prodigious, staggering, stunning, stupendous, sublime, wonderful, wondrous incomprehensible, inconceivable, incredible, unbelievable, unimaginable, unthinkableextraordinary, phenomenal, rare, sensational, spectacularsingular, uncommon, unique, unusual, unwontedconspicuous, notable, noticeable, outstanding, remarkableimpressive, smashing, strikingmind-bending, mind-blowing, mind-bogglinganimating, energizing, enlightening, enlivening, exciting, galvanizing, invigorating, stimulatingalluring, attracting, attractive, beguiling, bewitching, captivating, charming, enchanting, entertaining, enthralling, fascinating, interesting unimpressive, uninspiring, unremarkableboring, dull, jading, monotonous, tedious, tiring, uninspired, uninteresting, wearisome, weary, wearyingcommon, customary, mundane, normal, ordinary, typical, unexceptional, usualdraining, enervating, exhausting, fatiguing, wearingdebilitating, enfeeblingdemoralizing, discouraging, disheartening, dispiriting surprisingverbalso surprizingpresent participle of surpriseto make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpectedI was very surprised when my parents offered to pay the down payment on our house amazing, astonishing, astounding, bowling over, dumbfounding(also dumfounding), flabbergasting, flooring, rocking, shocking, startling, stunning, stupefying, thunderstriking befuddling, bewildering, blindsiding, blowing away, confounding, confusing, dazing, discomfiting, disconcerting, dismaying, jarring, muddling, nonplussing(also nonplusing), perplexing, shaking up knocking for a loop, taking aback, taking by surprise to lie in wait for and attack by surpriseFBI agents surprised the counterfeiters in their own base of operations ambuscading, ambushing, waylaying assailing, assaulting, attacking, storming, strikingjumping, mugging, pouncing (on), tacklingcharging, sallyingcapturing, ensnaring, entrapping, mousetrapping, netting, snaring, trappinghunting, preying (on or upon), stalking in 1614 |