surprising
surprising
adjectiveDefinition of SURPRISING
: of a nature that excites surprise
Examples of SURPRISING
- It's not surprising that he doesn't want to go.
- The changes to the campus were surprising.
- He shows a surprising lack of concern for others.
- A surprising number of people were laid off at the factory.
First Known Use of SURPRISING
1614
Related to SURPRISING
- Synonyms
- amazing, astonishing, astounding, blindsiding, dumbfounding (also dumfounding), eye-opening, flabbergasting, jarring, jaw-dropping, jolting, shocking, startling, stunning, stupefying
- Antonyms
- unsurprising
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