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surprised

/sɚˈpɹaɪzd/adjective2 syllables

Surprised means: taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment.

Synonyms for surprised18

adjective, as in taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment

amazed, astonied, astonished, astounded, stunned, dumbfounded, dumfounded, flabbergasted, stupefied, thunderstruck, dumbstruck, dumbstricken, gobsmacked, goggle-eyed, openmouthed, popeyed, jiggered, startled

Opposites of surprised

unsurprised

What does surprised mean?1

adjective

1

taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment“surprised by her student's ingenuity”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with surprised?9

one syllable

sizedprized

two syllables

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Surprised in a sentence

  • If you knew the truth, you'd be surprised.CK
  • Were he to see you, he would be surprised.unknown
  • To be surprised, to wonder, is to begin to understand.AlanF_US
  • Surprised at her behavior, he could not say a word.unknown
  • If he could hear of your marriage, he will be very surprised.unknown
  • Should he see you, he would be surprised.unknown
  • The moment they find it, they will be surprised.CM
  • He told me he loved me, which surprised me quite a lot.CM

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