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surprising
adjective as in unexpected
Strongest matches
amazing, astonishing, extraordinary, remarkable, shocking, startling, stunning, sudden, unanticipated, unforeseen, unpredictable, wonderful
Strong matches
Weak matches
accidental, fortuitous, from left field, impulsive, out of the blue, unpredicted, without warning
Example Sentences
That may be surprising given the thoroughly bruising nature of a defeat she has described as traumatising.
The equality result was expected, but the role of purity was more surprising.
True enough, but the more surprising part is that literal real-estate deals might have also helped secure the cease-fire.
It is not surprising that the business demand for AI slop does not come close to covering the costs of creating it.
Said Skipper: “They complement each phase of the game so well, it’s not surprising that they’re so good.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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