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surprised

Definition for surprised

adjective as in taken aback

adjective as in taken by surprise

Strongest matches

amazed, startled

Weak match

taken aback

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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.

From BBC

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.

From Salon

"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."

From BBC

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

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