surprised
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
Examples of surprised in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
You won’t be surprised to learn that the plan ends badly.
—
David M. Ewalt, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025
Mother of two Quanta was surprised with a furnished home.
—Jobina Fortson-Evans, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
The shot struck the creator in the chest, leaving him surprised and shaken, though not seriously injured.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2025
Converting a Prophet Mathematicians were surprised when, at a conference in Moscow in the summer of 2019, Maxim Kontsevich got up to speak about classifying four-folds.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 12 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for surprised
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
David M. Ewalt, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025
Mother of two Quanta was surprised with a furnished home.
—Jobina Fortson-Evans, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
The shot struck the creator in the chest, leaving him surprised and shaken, though not seriously injured.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2025
Converting a Prophet Mathematicians were surprised when, at a conference in Moscow in the summer of 2019, Maxim Kontsevich got up to speak about classifying four-folds.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 12 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for surprised
Cite this Entry
“Surprised.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surprised. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share