Surprises Synonyms and Antonyms

Attack by storm; attack suddenly
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. ambushes
  2. storms
  3. waylays
  4. nabs
  5. wonders
  6. unsettles
  7. stuns
  8. staggers
  9. shocks
  10. seizes
  11. rivets
  12. rattles
  13. perturbs
  14. perplexes
  15. overwhelms
  16. overcomes
  17. flusters
  18. floors
  19. startles
  20. flabbergasts
  21. evinces
  22. electrifies
  23. dazzles
  24. confounds
  25. blows
  26. bewilders
  27. baffles
  28. astounds
  29. astonishes
  30. amazes
  31. bushwhacks
  32. alarms
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Sneak up on; catch
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. catches
  2. hits
  3. takes
Antonyms:
  1. expects
The cause of surprise, sense 1
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. blows
  2. astonishments
  3. amazements
A feeling of amazement
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. shocks
  2. astonishments
  3. wonderments
Antonyms:
  1. expectations
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Words Related to Surprises

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Surprises Sentence Examples

  • He's full of surprises, isn't he?

  • I guess I just like surprises.

  • You are full of surprises.

  • Every one in the family prepared surprises for me, but what pleased me most, Miss Sullivan and I prepared surprises for everybody else.

  • Now it is true that the critic must be unconscious of some of the subtlest charms and nicest delicacies of language who would exclude from humorous writing all those impressions and surprises which depend on the use of the diverse sense of words.

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