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[ ser-prahy-zing, suh- ] / sərˈpraɪ zɪŋ, sə- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR surprising ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivecausing surprise, wonder, or astonishment. unexpected. Origin of surprisingFirst recorded in 1570–80; surprise + -ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM surprisingsur·pris·ing·ly, adverbun·sur·pris·ing, adjectiveun·sur·pris·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby surprisingsurprint, surprisal, surprise, surprise party, Surprise Symphony, surprising, surra, Surratt, surreal, surrealism, surrealistic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for surprisingAnd yet as Robert Ward discovered, Marvin—for all of his larger-than-life machismo—was surprising in real life. The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST This was very blunt and surprising to hear from any official in charge of an aviation disaster. Did Bad Weather Bring Down AirAsia 8501?|Clive Irving|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST Yet King and others are likely to find new support for such measures thanks to a surprising source: the President. The Progressive Case Against Birthright Citizenship|Keli Goff|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST We will see some surprising groups, maybe a legion of them, face the Six. Gail Simone’s Bisexual Catman and the ‘Secret Six’|Rich Goldstein|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In some ways, the rapid spread of the virus there should not be surprising. Millions Promised for Ebola Not Adding Up|Abby Haglage|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST Parents later wonder where children have picked up their strange ideals and their surprising standards. Child Versus Parent|Stephen Wise Hence it could not be surprising that the storm of popular opinion made itself heard with a louder and a louder sound. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey, Vol. 2|Thomas de Quincey Well, that was surprising: he thought that the college teached such things, or why did it cost so much money to go there to learn? Footprints of Former Men in Far Cornwall|Robert S. Hawker Is it surprising that, philosopher as he was, he should have given way to grief and despondency. Beacon Lights of History, Volume III|John Lord A large volume, yet one arrives at the end of it with surprising quickness, because the pages seem to slip over of themselves. Books and Persons|Arnold Bennett
British Dictionary definitions for surprising
adjectivecausing surprise; unexpected or amazing Derived forms of surprisingsurprisingly, adverbsurprisingness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to surprisingstartling, remarkable, unpredictable, unforeseen, amazing, astonishing, extraordinary, stunning, sudden, wonderful, shocking, unanticipated, chance, electrifying, accidental, fortuitous, impulsive, out of the blue, unpredicted |