What is another word for surprise?
Synonyms for surprise
sərˈpraɪz, sə-sur·prise
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Wiktionary
surprisenoun
To undergo or witness something unexpected.
He doesn't surprise easily.
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astonishmentsurpriseverb
To cause surprise.
Synonyms:
unexpected
English Synonyms and Antonyms
surprise
Amazement and astonishment both express the momentary overwhelming of the mind by that which is beyond expectation. Astonishment especially affects the emotions, amazement the intellect. Awe is the yielding of the mind to something supremely grand in character or formidable in power, and ranges from apprehension or dread to reverent worship. Admiration includes delight and regard. Surprise lies midway between astonishment and amazement, and usually respects matters of lighter consequence or such as are less startling in character. Amazement may be either pleasing or painful, as when induced by the grandeur of the mountains, or by the fury of the storm. We can say pleased surprise, but scarcely pleased astonishment. Amazement has in it something of confusion or bewilderment; but confusion and bewilderment may occur without amazement, as when a multitude of details require instant attention. Astonishment may be without bewilderment or confusion. Wonder is often pleasing, and may be continuous in view of that which surpasses our comprehension; as, the magnitude, order, and beauty of the heavens fill us with increasing wonder. Compare PERPLEXITY.
Synonyms:
admiration, amazement, astonishment, awe, bewilderment, confusion, perplexity, wonderAntonyms:
anticipation, calmness, composure, coolness, expectation, indifference, preparation, self-possession, steadiness, stoicismPreposition:
I was filled with amazement at such reckless daring.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
surprisenoun
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
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surprisalsurprisenoun
a sudden unexpected event
Synonyms:
surprisalsurprise, surprisalverb
the act of surprising someone
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surprisalsurpriseverb
cause to be surprised
"The news really surprised me"
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stormsurpriseverb
come upon or take unawares
"She surprised the couple"; "He surprised an interesting scene"
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stormstorm, surpriseverb
attack by storm; attack suddenly
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Editors Contribution
lawks
unexpected gift
an unexpected gift
the surprise was a brand new phone
Submitted by allisonmariegraham27 on April 9, 2019
Dictionary of English Synonymes
surprisenoun
Synonyms:
wonder, astonishment, amazement, admirationsurpriseverb
Synonyms:
take unawares, take by surprise, take off one's guardsurpriseverb
Synonyms:
astonish, amaze, startle, strike with wonder, take aback
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
surprisenoun
Synonyms:
amazement, astonishmentsurpriseverb
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "surprise":
surprised, astonishment, sudden, amazement, surprises, surprlse, -surprise, short-notice, amaze, unexpected, wonder, surprising, blitz, stuns
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#1022 | force | |
#3339 | wonder | |
#3413 | storm | |
#4148 | alarm | |
#4651 | surprise | |
#6106 | surprised | |
#7453 | confusion | |
#8034 | sudden | |
#8101 | unexpected | |
#8658 | rage | |
#9457 | surprising | |
#10970 | ramp | |
#15446 | blitz | |
#15637 | surprises | |
#16386 | awe | |
#20060 | confuse | |
#23032 | admiration | |
#30103 | amaze | |
#34316 | amazement | |
#41108 | astonishment | |
#68351 | startle | |
#74750 | bewilderment | |
#75891 | stuns | |
#77127 | perplexity | |
#78538 | astonish |
How to use surprise in a sentence?
We didn’t tell any of our family, because we wanted it to be a surprise, but we trained ourselves every day by walking more miles. We started by walking a mile, and then a mile and a half and so on—all the way up to three.
Mahlobo was a likeable guy but a surprise appointment, zuma wanted someone young and green who is dependent and won't question him.
The big surprise was the magnitude of this, putting pollution in the same league as cigarette smoking, cigarette smoking is by far the best known cause of emphysema. The fact that ozone is in the same league was definitely a surprise.
It's a surprise -- a young child like me who came from a very poor background coming to the U.S., i'm thankful to CNN and I appreciate the people who made donations, and I'm thankful to Emory for accepting me to study.
There was no bigger album of 2014 -- in terms of surprise, generosity and controversy, bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. put their lives on the line: giving away 11 songs of guitar rapture and frank, emotional tales of how they became a band out of the rough streets and spiritual ferment of Seventies Dublin.
Translations for surprise
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- دهشة, فاجأ, دَهْشة, باغت, مُفاجَأَة, دهشArabic
- sorpresa, sorprendreCatalan, Valencian
- překvapení, překvapitCzech
- overraskelse, overraskeDanish
- Überraschung, überraschenGerman
- έκπληξη, αιφνιδιάζω, ξάφνιασμα, εκπλήσσω, [[κάνω]] [[έκπληξη]], ξαφνικός, ξαφνιάζω, αιφνίδιοςGreek
- surprizo, surpriziEsperanto
- sorpresa, sorprenderSpanish
- تعجب ساختن, تعجب, سورپریزPersian
- yllättää, yllätys, hämmästys, hämmästyttääFinnish
- surprendre, étonner, surpriseFrench
- ionadhIrish
- iongnadhScottish Gaelic
- sorpresa, sorprenderGalician
- הפתעהHebrew
- meglepetés, meglep, váratlan, meglepetésszerű, ámulat, megdöbbenésHungarian
- անակնկալ, անակնկալի բերել, զարմանք, զարմացնելArmenian
- surprizarIdo
- sorprendere, meravigliare, sorpresa, stupireItalian
- הַפתָעָהHebrew
- 驚き, 驚かすJapanese
- 놀라게 하다, 놀람Korean
- IwwerraschungLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ninihi, komutuMāori
- kejutan, mengejutMalay
- overraskelseNorwegian
- verrassing, verrassen, verbazing, verbazenDutch
- overraskingNorwegian Nynorsk
- overraskning, overraskelse, overraske, overraskelses-Norwegian
- zaskakiwać, niespodzianka, dziwićPolish
- surpreender, surpresaPortuguese
- surpriză, surprinde, surprindereRomanian
- неожиданность, сюрприз, удивлять, удивить, удивлениеRussian
- изненађењеSerbo-Croatian
- presenečenje, presenetitiSlovene
- förvåning, överraskning, överraskaSwedish
- ఆశ్చర్యపరచుTelugu
- sürpriz yapmak, şaşırtmak, sürprizTurkish
- حیرتUrdu
- ewaermint, sbarmintWalloon
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