surprised
Collocations
13(adj.)
VERBS
appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound
ADV
extremely, greatly, most, really, terribly, very
hardly, not altogether, not at all, not entirely, not in the least, not particularly, not totally, scarcely
I was hardly surprised when my train arrived late again.
almost
a bit, faintly, a little, mildly, pretty, quite, rather, slightly, somewhat, vaguely
I was quite surprised when my old classmate suddenly called me after ten years.
genuinely | clearly, evidently, obviously | secretly
constantly, continually
My teacher is constantly surprised by how quickly the students learn new vocabulary.
momentarily
agreeably, pleasantly
She was agreeably surprised when her old friend suddenly called after five years.
PREP
at
My parents were surprised at how much their son had grown since last summer.
by
I was surprised by how delicious the homemade pizza turned out to be.