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Synonyms for surprise
Synonyms: Noun
bombshell, jar, jaw-dropper, jolt, stunner
Synonyms: Verb
amaze, astonish, astound, bowl over, dumbfound (also dumfound), flabbergast, floor, rock, shock, startle, stun, stupefy, thunderstrike
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Examples of surprise in a Sentence
Noun
What a pleasant surprise to see you! It's no surprise that he doesn't want to go. Is it any surprise that she should feel disappointed? The teacher sprang a surprise on us and gave a pop quiz. I have a special surprise for the children. The trip was a surprise for her birthday. Is the party a surprise? Imagine our surprise when they sold their house and moved to the Bahamas. He stared at her in surprise.Verb
The results will surprise you. Nothing you could say would surprise me. They surprised everyone by moving to the Bahamas. A police officer surprised the burglars. The troops were surprised by an attack from the north.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
One of the biggest early surprises of the college football season is how explosive Maryland's offense looks under Mike Locksley, who brought over both scheme and practice habits from his time at Alabama. — Ross Dellenger, SI.com, "Using His Alabama Lessons, Mike Locksley Already Has Maryland's Offense Humming," 9 Sep. 2019 The biggest surprise here is Van Noy, who wasn’t on the injury report all week. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, "Patriots roll over the Steelers, 33-3, to start season with a bang," 8 Sep. 2019 The portions of The Testaments that will likely come as the biggest surprise to readers are those narrated by Aunt Lydia. — Seija Rankin, EW.com, "The Testaments," 8 Sep. 2019 Biggest surprise to me is how good defensive coordinator Andy Avalos looks. — John Canzano | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, "Canzano: 10 opinions on the Oregon Ducks’ victory over Nevada," 8 Sep. 2019 For me, the surprise of the night was the police presence. — Willie Brown, SFChronicle.com, "Time to help SF’s homeless — and time to get tough if they won’t take it," 7 Sep. 2019 What’s the biggest surprise for you from the Broncos cuts? — Ryan O’halloran, The Denver Post, "Broncos Mailbag: Is general manager John Elway done wheeling and dealing?," 4 Sep. 2019 Perhaps the biggest surprise from Saturday’s game wasn’t that the offense put up 56 points by halftime — the most ever by a Maryland team in any half — but that the defense seemed relentless throughout. — Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com, "Maryland won’t revel in opening-game rout of Howard as matchup with No. 21 Syracuse looms," 3 Sep. 2019 The surprise from men is usually in response to my willingness to give up my last name. — Sean Wellington, Essence, "Why I (Proudly) Took My Wife’s Last Name When We Got Married," 30 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Experts who have been watching Kebnekaise’s glacier melt are not surprised by the recent measurements. — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, "Climate Change Has Shrunk Sweden’s Highest Peak," 10 Sep. 2019 Following a 14-1 season in 2017, Half Moon Bay coach Keith Holden wasn’t surprised by last year’s rebuilding 3-7 season. — Mitch Stephens, SFChronicle.com, "9 TD passes were needed for Miramonte to win crazy game," 9 Sep. 2019 Voth is no slouch and this could surprise Saturday night. — Chris Wassel, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, "Washington Nationals at Atlanta Braves odds, predictions, picks and best bets," 7 Sep. 2019 While Work was at the Center for a New American Security, a Washington think tank, in 2013, he and his colleagues were surprised by the outcome of some classified Pentagon simulations of theoretical conflicts with China or Russia. — The Atlantic, "Coming Soon to a Battlefield: Robots That Can Kill," 3 Sep. 2019 This created an awkward moment for Trump, who was reportedly surprised by Zarif's appearance. — Aj Willingham, CNN, "5 things to know for August 26: G7 Summit, 2020 race, Amazon, military suicides, slavery," 26 Aug. 2019 Nelson told Ars he was surprised by HackerOne’s response. — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, "Valve says turning away researcher reporting Steam vulnerability was a mistake," 22 Aug. 2019 Cain says he has been pleasantly surprised by th