surprised

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adjective

sur·​prised sər-ˈprīzd 

sə-

: feeling or showing surprise because of something unexpected

was very surprised to see her there

was too surprised to speak

a surprised expression

surprised

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past tense and past participle of surprise entry 2

Examples of surprised in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Newer listeners to Wolf’s alt-rock sound might be surprised to hear that in these early years, Wolf was singing, and occasionally rapping, over Billie Eilish-era bedroom pop. — Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Aviation experts were surprised the plane didn’t completely come apart. — Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

There’s been little love lost between the Love and Jardine camps in recent years, so many Beach Boys fans were surprised to see longtime Love loyalist Johnston agree to share the stage with Jardine for the first time in over a decade. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026

No one should have been surprised to see Georgia and Alabama go back and forth. — ABC News, 10 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1882, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for surprised

• advertised
• agonized
• amortized
• analysed
• analyzed
• anglicised
• anglicized
• anodized
• atomized
• authorised
• authorized
• brutalized