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Synonyms for surprising
sərˈpraɪ zɪŋ, sə-sur·pris·ing

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  1. surprisingadjective

    Synonyms:
    unexpected, astonishing

  2. surprisingadjective

    That is or are a surprise.

    A surprising number of people attended the rally.

    Synonyms:
    unexpected, astonishing

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  1. surprisingadjective

    causing surprise or wonder or amazement

    "the report shows a surprising lack of hard factual data"; "leaped up with surprising agility"; "she earned a surprising amount of money"

    Antonyms:
    unsurprising

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  1. surprisingadjective

    Synonyms:
    astonishing, amazing, astounding, marvelous

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How to use surprising in a sentence?

  1. Brett Schaefer:

    Thus, it is hardly surprising that International Regulatory Affairs failed to be transparent and truthful in reporting details on COVID-19 to WHO and the international community. In fact, this is not the first time this has happened, in 2003, China concealed and denied an infectious disease outbreak later called SARS for months.

  2. Leung Chun-Ying:

    Singapore has a Special Branch. We don't. America has all kinds of law enforcement agencies that are tasked to deal with national security threats. We don't. So it's not surprising that as part of the efforts to fill the national security legal gap, we need to have a body.

  3. Don Neiffer:

    It's obvious we were prepared, but it's not surprising that we're disappointed.

  4. Jawaid Afsar:

    The FTSE 100 is seeing some weakness as earnings from some heavyweight companies have disappointed. Given the recent run higher..., it would not be surprising to see a further pullback in the next sessions.

  5. Annette Chambers-Smith:

    It was very surprising.


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