sur·prise
sur·prise/sə(r)ˈprīz/
noun
- an unexpected or astonishing event, fact, or thing."the announcement was a complete surprise"synonyms: shock, bolt from/out of the blue, thunderbolt, bombshell, revelation, source of amazement, rude awakening, eye-opener, start, turn up for the books, shocker, whammy
- denoting a class of complex methods of change-ringing."surprise major"
verb
(of something unexpected) cause (someone) to feel mild astonishment or shock.
"I was surprised at his statement"
synonyms: astonish, amaze, nonplus, startle, astound, stun, flabbergast, stagger, shock, stop someone in their tracks, stupefy, leave open-mouthed, take someone's breath away, dumbfound, daze, benumb, confound, take aback, jolt, shake up, bowl over, knock for six, floor, blow someone's mind, strike dumb, astonished, amazed, in amazement, nonplussed, taken aback, startled, astounded, stunned, flabbergasted, staggered, shocked, shell-shocked, stupefied, open-mouthed, dumbfounded, dumbstruck, speechless, at a loss for words, thunderstruck, dazed, benumbed, confounded, agape, goggle-eyed, wide-eyed, jolted, shaken up, bowled over, knocked for six, floored, flummoxed, caught on the hop, caught on the wrong foot, unexpected, unanticipated, unforeseen, unpredictable, unpredicted, astonishing, amazing, startling, astounding, striking, staggering, incredible, extraordinary, dazzling, breathtaking, remarkable, wonderful, unusual, mind-blowing, amazeballs, backasswards
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