Great surprise

Synonyms for "great surprise" (21 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (5)

Noun(5 words)

amaze amazement amazing anomaly astonish

Strong matches (6)

Noun(6 words)

astonishing astonishment astoundingemphatic expressionextraordinaryidiomatic phrase

Related words (10)

Noun(10 words)

intensifier jaw-dropping profound remarkable staggering startle stunning surpriseunanticipated outcomeunforeseen event

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

11 entries

descriptive adjectiveemotional responseevaluative termeventevoke emotionfigure of speechlinguistic deviceoccurrence phenomenonqualitative descriptorreaction

More specific

17 entries

amaze astonish astonishing bewilderment colloquialismdata anomalyearth-shattering idiom jaw-dropping mind-blowing mind-boggling outlier shock staggering startleunexpected discovery

Showing 16 of 17 words.

Collocations

15 entries

a great surpriseastonishing surprisegenuine surprisegreat surprise to researchersgreatest surprisemajor surprisepleasant surprisesurprise eventsurprise guestssurprise partyto my great surpriseto our great surpriseunexpected surpriseunplanned surprisewith great surprise

Inflections

6 entries

great surprisesgreater surprisegreatest surprisesurprised surprises surprising

Derivations

8 entries

greater greatest greatly greatness surprise surprised surprising surprisingly

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