startling
/ˈstɑːtlɪŋ
/adjective
Very surprising, astonishing, or remarkable: he bore a startling likeness to their father she had startling blue eyes...
- Lexa was about to respond to this startling remark, but a new arrival beat her to it.
- The sugary flanks of the mountains sit out with startling clarity across the valley.
- The results, always impertinent and delightful, can be both startling and surprising.
Synonyms
surprising, astonishing, amazing, unexpected, unforeseen, staggering, shocking, stunning;
extraordinary, remarkable, dramatic;
disturbing, unsettling, perturbing, disconcerting, disquieting;
frightening, alarming, scary