surprised

UK /səˈpɹaɪzd/ US /sɚˈpɹaɪzd/
adj 1

Collocations

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(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.

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