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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unexpected |
| Synonyms: | accidental, amazing, astonishing, chance, electrifying, extraordinary, fortuitous, from left field, impulsive, out of the blue, remarkable, shocking, startling, stunning, sudden, unanticipated, unforeseen, unpredictable, unpredicted, without warning, wonderful |
| Main Entry: | surprise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sneak up on; catch |
| Synonyms: | ambush, burst in on, bushwhack, capture, catch in the act, catch off-balance, catch off-guard, catch red-handed, catch unawares, come down on, discover, drop in on, grab, grasp, lay for, lie in wait, nab, seize, spring on, startle, take, take by surprise, waylay |
| Notes: | amaze once meant 'alarm, terrify' but now means 'astonish'; surprise means 'meet with suddenly or without warning' |
| Antonyms: | expect |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Main Entry: | surprise |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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Adjectives: |
anoetic, blutterbunged, ferly, gloppened, imprevisible, inattentive, inopinate, mirific, serendipitous, startling, struck, sudden, surprised, unanticipated, unaware, unexpected, unforeseen, unwarned
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| Main Entry: | abrupt |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happening suddenly and unexpectedly |
| Synonyms: | hasty, hurried, jerky, precipitate, precipitous, quick, rushing, sudden, surprising, unanticipated, unceremonious, unexpected, unforeseen |
| Antonyms: | at ease, deliberate, expansive, gradual, leisurely |
| Main Entry: | amazing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | astonishing |
| Synonyms: | awesome, fascinating, incredible, marvelous, prodigious, shocking, stunning, surprising, unbelievable, wonderful |
| Main Entry: | astounding |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | amazing |
| Synonyms: | astonishing, breathtaking, confounding, eye-popping, mind-blowing*, mind-boggling, overwhelming, shocking, startling, stupefying, surprising, wondrous |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | extraordinary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | strange and wonderful |
| Synonyms: | amazing, bizarre, boss*, curious, exceptional, fab, fantastic, flash*, gnarly, heavy*, inconceivable, incredible, marvelous, odd, off beaten path, out of the ordinary, outstanding, particular, peculiar, phenomenal, rare, remarkable, singular, special, strange, stupendous, surprising, terrific, uncommon, unfamiliar, unheard-of, unimaginable, unique, unprecedented, unthinkable, unusual, unwonted, weird, wicked* |
| Antonyms: | common, commonplace, customary, familiar, normal, ordinary, unextraordinary, unsurprising, usual |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | marvelous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hard to believe; amazing |
| Synonyms: | astonishing, astounding, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful, bewildering, breathtaking, confounding, difficult to believe, extraordinary, fabulous, fantastic, implausible, improbable, incomprehensible, inconceivable, incredible, miraculous, phenomenal, prodigious, remarkable, singular, spectacular, staggering, strange, striking, stunning, stupendous, supernatural, surprising, unbelievable, unimaginable, unlikely, unusual, wonderful, wondrous |
| Antonyms: | believable, expected, ordinary, plain, unamazing |
| Main Entry: | mind-boggling |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | overwhelming |
| Synonyms: | amazing, astonishing, breathtaking, eye-opening, mind-blowing, spectacular, staggering, startling, stunning, stupendous, surprising, wonderful |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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