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surprising

/sɚˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/adjective3 syllables

Surprising means: causing surprise or wonder or amazement.

Synonyms for surprising13

adjective, as in causing surprise or wonder or amazement

amazing, astonishing, startling, stunning, unexpected

also used for surprising

astounding, awesome, random, shocking, spontaneous, sudden, surprise, heartstopping

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Opposites of surprising

unsurprising

What does surprising mean?1

adjective

1

causing surprise or wonder or amazement“the report shows a surprising lack of hard factual data”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with surprising?7

two syllables

risingsizing

three syllables

comprisinguprisingarisingadvisingrevising
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Surprising in a sentence

  • Considering what you tried to do to him, it's not surprising.mutskt
  • The change in leadership was a fait accompli, surprising many.Amastan
  • If he comes at all, it will be surprising.unknown
  • For a man of seventy, he still has surprising vigour.BE
  • Soon after he arrived, he received surprising news.Source_VOA
  • He said it, and what was more surprising, he did it himself.unknown
  • He did it, and what was more surprising, he did it by himself.Zifre
  • The idea that air has weight was surprising to the child.CK

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