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surprised
adjective as in taken aback
Strongest matches
astonished, bewildered, dazed, frightened, shocked, startled, stunned
Strong matches
adjective as in taken by surprise
Weak match
Example Sentences
Charities observing this were surprised as over the course of a decade these countries had not taken issue with the use of the word.
But no one is more surprised than Murray that he fell in love with dance.
In August, county Supervisor Steve Brandau surprised the developers when he asked the board to vote on withdrawing county support for the project, jeopardizing the state funds.
To be fair to Tapper, it's doubtful he's genuinely surprised at Johnson's priorities.
"I got there and saw how many people were there, I was kind of surprised. I mean, it still didn't hit me how important an event it was."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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