Surprising synonyms
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Attracting or worthy of notice, especially for being unusual or extraordinary:
Going far beyond the ordinary degree, measure, limit, etc.; very unusual; exceptional; remarkable
Ambush means to attack by surprise.
To daze or render senseless, as by a blow or loud noise.
To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by electricity; to give an electric shock to.
To disturb; to bother or unsettle.
To alarm, frighten, or surprise suddenly.
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Dumbfound is defined as to amaze someone, or to make someone speechless because of shock.
To astound, amaze, or bewilder
unexpected (related)
Occurring without warning; unforeseen.
To put in legal possession of a particular thing; assign ownership to
To hammer and bend or flatten the headless end of (a nail or bolt) so as to fasten something.
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To confuse or trouble with uncertainty or doubt.
To overcome emotionally
To fluster is defined as to make someone become agitated, nervous or confused.
(Obs.) To overcome
To inspire admiration or wonder.
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The definition of astound is to shock, surprise or amaze.
To fill with sudden wonder or amazement.
To cause great wonder or astonishment:
To fill with alarm or anxious concern.
Petrify is to change organic matter into something stone like, or to cause extreme fear.
suprising (related)
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unsurprising (antonym)
Not surprising; expected:
unusual (related)
Not usual, common, or ordinary.
A low-pressure atmospheric disturbance resulting in strong winds accompanied by rain, snow, or other precipitation and often by thunder and lightning.
To be filled with curiosity or doubt:
To wait for and accost (a person) on the way
To become unsettled
(Usually in passive) To overwhelm with emotion.
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To put at a loss as to what to think, say, or do; bewilder.
To cover or furnish with a floor
(Archaic) To defeat or destroy
To interfere with; hinder; impede
To jolt is defined as to push, prod, shake, or surprise someone abruptly or in order to make them act, or to lurch or move ungracefully.
To be out of harmony; clash or conflict:
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To daze is defined as to confuse someone or to make him unable to react or think properly.
Awe is defined to cause someone to be impressed or have feelings of reverence.
To ambush
To take in with one's senses or intellect.
(Sports) To bite on or take (bait or a lure). Used of a fish.
expecting (antonym)
To consider reasonable or due:
sensing (related)
To detect automatically:
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frightening (related)
To become suddenly afraid
confusing (related)
To confuse is to make someone bewildered or unable to understand, or to mistake one thing for something else.
surprising (related)
To elicit or detect through surprise:
ironic (related)
unsurprise (related)
obvious (related)
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evident (related)
apparent (related)
surprisingly (related)
To cause to lose one's bearings; disorient:
To capture physically; seize:
Find another word for surprising. In this page you can discover 61 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for surprising, like: remarkable, extraordinary, ambushing, stunning, electrifying, perturbing, startling, dumbfounding, shocking, stupefying and unexpected.