surprising

UK /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/ US /sɚˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/

adj 1noun 1

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

be, seem | make sth | find sth

ADV

extremely, really, very

hardly, not altogether, not at all, not entirely, not really, not totally, not wholly, scarcely

It's not entirely surprising that she decided to leave her job after only a few months.

a bit, quite, rather, slightly, somewhat

Definitions

adj

Causing surprise.

A surprising number of people attended the rally.

With this the second of three games in seven days for Stoke, it was hardly surprising to see nine changes from the side that started against Newcastle in the Premier League on Monday.

noun

A situation in which somebody is surprised.

But the comments of most of these novelists are the record of their continual surprisings by the varieties of moral and aesthetic truths.

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Synonyms

Antonyms

unsurprising

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

A surprising number of people attended the rally.

Wiktionary

With this the second of three games in seven days for Stoke, it was hardly surprising to see nine changes from the side that started against Newcastle in the Premier League on Monday.

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Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suff

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But the comments of most of these novelists are the record of their continual surprisings by the varieties of moral and aesthetic truths.

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It is surprising that your wife should object.

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It is not surprising that you should be scolded by your teacher.

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