surprising

/səˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/

verb

  1. 1

    To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected.

    It surprises me that I owe twice as much as I thought I did.
  2. 2

    To do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise.

    He doesn’t know that I’m in the country – I thought I’d turn up at his house and surprise him.
  3. 3

    To undergo or witness something unexpected.

    He doesn’t surprise easily.
  4. 4

    To cause surprise.

  5. 5

    To attack unexpectedly.

  6. 6

    To take unawares.

Synonyms

noun

  1. 1

    A situation in which somebody is surprised.

adjective

  1. 1

    Causing surprise.

    A surprising number of people attended the rally.

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