Word Type

Verb

Noun

Proper Noun

Intj

The word "surprise" can be used as verb, noun, proper noun and intj.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

about already already knew bland boring expectation expected foreshadowed knew knowing knowingly known known about known already obvious planned predictable

Typical Location

box dumpster mail box

Causes Desire

think

Derived Terms

October surprise Surprise Bay come as no surprise element of surprise principle of least surprise quel surprise surprise lily surprise party surprise surprise surprise test paradox surpriseful surpriseless take by surprise tomato surprise

Distinct From

expected expecting foreseen know knowing known past planned secret

First Subevents

booo have secret jump out at saying boo shout word surprise sneak up behind

Last Subevents

happy shut lights off

Prerequisites

buy present do do somthing dont expect do unexpected get naked give gift give without warning hide hide behind door hide from hide in dark hiding inovate jump up and yell surprise keep surprise secret know what like make loud noise not tell not tell of plans not tell plans to plan carefully and secretly plan how to do send flowers sneak up behind and shout sneak up on sneaky surprising think of good idea throw party for yell surprise

Has Property

unpleasant

Subevents

don't like drop what holding end to hiccups gasp get punched in face have heartattack have other plans keep secret laugh raise eyebrows scare shared thrill shock shock and amazement sneak up on startle stop hiccuping they're shocked unprepared for visit

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

act affect alteration amazement assail astonishment attack change disruption impress modification move perturbation strike

Type Of (IsA)

astonishment change disruption emotion

Manner Of

act affect

Motivated By Goal

catch off guard delighted give present it's birthday like make feel happy make happey reaction scare wanted to make smile was birthday were very brave

Related Terms

quelle surprise surprising

Related Terms

action aha alarming amaze amaze shock amazement amazing appearance astonishing astonishment awe before beforehand being being shocked birthday birthday amazement birthday appearance birthday candles birthday parties birthday party birthday related birthday shock birthday shout birthday thing birthday wow birthdays boo bow candles catches catches unawares cause cause wonder celebration celebration party connotation cool delight didn't didn't know emotion event excited excitement exciting exclamation expected expression extreme extreme excitement eyes eyes wide feeling for parties friends friends hide fun fun startle fun unexpected funny gasp general general term gift gift sometimes gift unexpected good good connotation good shock good thing greeting happening happiness happy happy shock happy startled happy thing happy unexpected her hidden hidden party hide hiding hiding people horror jump jump out jumping jumping screaming kind kind party know lights like like shock mild mild shock never never expected nice nice shock nice unexpected oblivious obvious off off lights out part parties party party fun party kind party perhaps party type people people hiding people shouting perhaps pleasant pleasant shock present reaction related scared scared happy screaming secret secret birthday secret excitement secret party shock shock and shock awe shock party shock startle shocked shocked and shocking shocking oblivious shout shouting something unexpected sometimes special special present startle startled startling sudden sudden appearance sudden event sudden happening sudden thing suspense term total total shock type type birthday type party unannounced unannounced event unawares unbelievable unexpected unexpected action unexpected delight unexpected event unexpected feeling unexpected gift unexpected happening unexpected party unexpected shock unexpected thing unexpectedness unknown unknown beforehand unknown celebration unknown excitement unknown party unknown thing unplanned very very excited wide wonder wonderment wow wow emotion you

Synonym Network

astonishment bombshell more than one bargained for overtake storm stunner unexpected

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.