surprising

Plural: surprisings

Verb

• cause to be surprised
• come upon or take unawares
• attack by storm; attack suddenly
• present participle and gerund of surprise

Adjective

• 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"

Adj

• Causing surprise.

Noun

• A situation in which somebody is surprised.

Examples

• A surprising number of people attended the rally.

Synonyms

storm, surprise, astonishing, astounding, random, shocking, spontaneous, sudden, surprising, unbelievable, unexpected, unpredictable

Antonyms

unsurprising, commonplace, everyday, expected, humdrum, mundane

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