Transcription
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- [ser-prahy-zing, suh-]
- /sərˈpraɪ zɪŋ, sə-/
- /səˈpraɪzɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ser-prahy-zing, suh-]
- /sərˈpraɪ zɪŋ, sə-/
Definitions of surprising word
- adjective surprising causing surprise, wonder, or astonishment. 1
- adjective surprising unexpected. 1
- verb with object surprising to strike or occur to with a sudden feeling of wonder or astonishment, as through unexpectedness: Her beauty surprised me. 1
- verb with object surprising to come upon or discover suddenly and unexpectedly: We surprised the children raiding the cookie jar. 1
- verb with object surprising to make an unexpected assault on (an unprepared army, fort, person, etc.). 1
- verb with object surprising to elicit or bring out suddenly and without warning: to surprise the facts from the witness. 1
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Origin of surprising
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80; surprise + -ing2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Surprising
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
surprising popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
surprising usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for surprising
adj surprising
- abrupt — An abrupt change or action is very sudden, often in a way which is unpleasant.
- arrestive — tending to arrest
- astounding — If something is astounding, you are shocked or amazed that it could exist or happen.
- fab — fabulous (def 2).
- fabber — fabulous (def 2).
adjective surprising
- astonishing — Something that is astonishing is very surprising.
- extraordinary — Very unusual or remarkable.
- queer — strange or odd from a conventional viewpoint; unusually different; singular: a queer notion of justice.
Antonyms for surprising
adj surprising
adjective surprising
- astounding — If something is astounding, you are shocked or amazed that it could exist or happen.
- expected — Anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur.
- extraordinary — Very unusual or remarkable.
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