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

After Vegas won the title, she was asked about the comparison to Jordan and seemed surprised. —Sean Gregory, Time, 10 Dec. 2025

Class Jamil Lewis, who is currently serving in the Navy as a cryptologic technican, and Army National Guard veteran Patrick Huber, were both surprised by Griffin with the brand-new vehicle at Inner Harbor in front of the USS Constellation. —Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Dec. 2025

So some were initially surprised to see Natasha Lyonne, the actor and writer known for Russian Doll and Orange Is the New Black,launch an AI company. —Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 10 Dec. 2025

In fact, people are often surprised to learn that bobcats are important predators in urban areas and keep other wildlife populations in check, especially rodents. —Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for surprised

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