Surprising

/səˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/

Synonyms for "surprising" (79 found)

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Closest matches (16)

Strong matches (24)

Adjective(7 words)
greater surpriseinfluencemore astonishingmore surprisingmore unexpectedparadoxicalpersuade
Noun(1 words)
joyful surprise

Related words (39)

Related word relations

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More general

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actionadjective formaffectcomparative formeventgrammar elementinfluencequality

More specific

14 entries
amazeastonishastonishing resultcoaxinfluencemore astonishingmore surprisingmost surprisingpersuadepromptshockstartlestartling findingunforeseen outcome

Collocations

8 entries
surprising discoverysurprising evidencesurprising factsurprising findingsurprising outcomesurprising resultsurprising statisticsurprising twist

Inflections

4 entries
more surprisingmost surprisingsurprisedsurprises

Derivations

3 entries

Antonyms

1 entries

similar

5 entries

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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It is surprising that your wife should object.

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It is not surprising that you should be scolded by your teacher.

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The idea that air has weight was surprising to the child.

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Bill spoke Japanese with surprising fluency.

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