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pleasantly surprised

adjective as in delighted

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Very pleasantly surprised, I quickly responded, “I would love to see your home, George.”

Klein said he was pleasantly surprised by his close encounter with the governor.

“I was pleasantly surprised,” Rachel McQueen, assistant human ecology professor at the university, said.

His joy was shared by Paul Ryan, who said he was “pleasantly surprised” by the number in favor, which was higher than he expected.

But he was soon pleasantly surprised by what he found: gays were not as unwelcome and under the gun as he had imagined.

When we had just returned from our drive in the Englische Garten, Bodenstedt pleasantly surprised us by presenting himself.

And they are further pleasantly surprised at the rich flavors in the foods which cook slowly in the sun.

When she came later to inspect her baking, she was pleasantly surprised to find a fine loaf of real bread.

I was pleasantly surprised the other day to discover that one of them has borne a single nut this year.

Mrs. Leigh, it will be observed, was pleasantly surprised to observe that the marriage seemed to be turning out well.

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On this page you'll find 27 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to pleasantly surprised, such as: captivated, charmed, ecstatic, elated, enchanted, and excited.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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