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as in startled
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1
as in amazed
to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected
I was very surprised when my parents offered to pay the down payment on our house
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as in ambushed
to lie in wait for and attack by surprise
FBI agents surprised the counterfeiters in their own base of operations
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Recent Examples of surprised
New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2025
Don’t be surprised if that happens here.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
Follow along to see who got nominated, who was snubbed and who surprised us all.
—Jennifer McClellan, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
What's more, the researchers were surprised to find no evidence of the spiders' usual cannibalistic aggression.
—New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2025
Don’t be surprised if that happens here.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
Although Watson’s campaign was partially surprised by her win, Ramirez said social media traffic in the days leading up to the election was an indication that the campaign was making progress.
—Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
Follow along to see who got nominated, who was snubbed and who surprised us all.
—Jennifer McClellan, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surprised
Adjective
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In one of the film’s least subtle moments, a dazed Bruce is startled to attention.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
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The man, whose name was Mike, looked startled and confused.—
Maggie Slepian,
Outside,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In 1905, German zoologist Gustav Tornier described a live-bearing toad from Tanzania that amazed scientists of his time.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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This isn’t the first time a dog has amazed the internet with spinal walking.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In 2010, while covering an event in Lara, a western state that has long been a government stronghold, he and several fellow journalists were ambushed by a mob of militants loyal to the regime.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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And after a Washington woman was repeatedly ambushed by an owl while walking in the woods near her house in 2022, biologists report that the occurrence is becoming more frequent.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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During a recent clean-out, I was shocked by the various levels of color saturation in my stack of black jeans.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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But the podcast also shocked me.—
Eli Thompson,
Rolling Stone,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Crabtree stopped, turned, attacked the ball and snagged it.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Nelson claimed to police that the man attacked her and their son after opening the car door.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The women, visitors from the countryside, seemed awed by everything.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Little Penn would be awed and humbled.—
Sophie Ansari,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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However, her exit early into the show’s final season left fans stunned and wondering why.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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With Jones looking born again, the Colts have stunned the football world by getting out to a 7-2 record, which puts them in first place in the AFC South and is the second-best record in the conference behind only the Denver Broncos.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Snook and Lacy, who display such sharp instincts in their best work, seem to have been directed to overact; cameras freeze on their exaggeratedly bewildered or angry or devastated expressions, putting exclamation points at the end of too many scenes.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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Instead, a bewildered stranger answers the door.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Surprised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surprised. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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