Synonyms for Surprise:

• adj.

  •unannounced (adjective)
  • withheld.
  •unforeseen (adjective)
  • more unanticipated,
  • more unlooked for,
  • out of blue,
  • un calculated,
  • un anticipated,
  • most surprise,
  • most unlooked-for,
  • un-calculated,
  • most unlooked for,
  • out the blue,
  • most unlookedfor,
  • more uncalculated,
  • un-expected,
  • most unanticipated,
  • more unlookedfor,
  • more unlooked-for,
  • most uncalculated,
  • out blue,
  • un-foreseen,
  • un-anticipated,
  • un expected,
  • unlookedfor,
  • more surprise,
  • un foreseen.

• n.

  •
  • OOH,
  • well,
  • oh,
  • good/oh Lord,
  • AAH,
  • Hey,
  • say,
  • wow.
  •
  • a first,
  • a blinding revelation/realization/vision,
  • a rude awakening,
  • revelation.
  •
  • discern,
  • tell,
  • spot,
  • detect,
  • recognize,
  • notice,
  • observe,
  • pick out,
  • discover,
  • identify.
  •
  • spring a surprise,
  • shake up.
  •
  • surprising,
  • extraordinary,
  • amazing,
  • earth-shattering,
  • unexpected,
  • remarkable,
  • astonishing,
  • phenomenal.
  •
  • come at,
  • go for,
  • ambush,
  • strike at,
  • fly at,
  • set on,
  • assail,
  • mug.
  •amazement (noun)
  • awe,
  • bewilderment,
  • wonder,
  • astonishment,
  • amazement.
  •bewilderment (noun)
  • be wilderment,
  • be-wilderment,
  • dis-orientations,
  • be wilderments,
  • dis orientation,
  • dis-orientation,
  • bafflements,
  • dis orientations,
  • be-wilderments.
  •bowl over (noun)
  • bowl.
  •confusion (noun)
  • up-roar,
  • un tidinesses,
  • un-tidinesses,
  • mis take,
  • dis location,
  • dis composures,
  • hodge podge,
  • dis-tractions,
  • un tidiness,
  • dis-organization,
  • mis takes,
  • dis traction,
  • dis organizations,
  • dis-traction,
  • dis locations,
  • dis-composure,
  • dis organization,
  • mis-takes,
  • dis-array,
  • dis array,
  • up roars,
  • up roar,
  • dis-location,
  • up-roars,
  • dis-composures,
  • dis composure,
  • dis-locations,
  • dis tractions,
  • emotional upsets,
  • dis-organizations,
  • dis arrays,
  • dis-arrays,
  • un-tidiness,
  • mis-take.
  •entertainment (noun)
  • blow outs,
  • lots laugh,
  • merrymakings,
  • re creation,
  • clambakes,
  • de light,
  • lots laughs,
  • re creations,
  • re-laxation,
  • de-lights,
  • re laxation,
  • de lights,
  • fun and gameses,
  • re laxations,
  • lots of laugh,
  • re lief,
  • regalements,
  • fun gameses,
  • re-lief,
  • fun games,
  • re-laxations,
  • de-light.
  •eye opener (noun)
  • dis closures,
  • dis closure,
  • dis-closure,
  • lightning bolts,
  • dis-closures,
  • divulgences.
  •hoo-hah (noun)
  • hoo-hah.
  •jolt (noun)
  • re-versal,
  • re versal.
  •miracle (noun)
  • re velations,
  • unusualnesses,
  • un-usualnesses,
  • re velation,
  • un-usualness,
  • supernatural occurrences,
  • un usualness,
  • un usualnesses,
  • re-velation,
  • re-velations.
  •novelty (noun)
  • in novations,
  • newfangled contraptions,
  • un-familiarity,
  • in-novation,
  • un familiarities,
  • un-familiarities,
  • in novation,
  • un familiarity,
  • recentnesses.
  •something amazing; state of amazement (noun)
  • attack,
  • curiosity,
  • portent,
  • precipitation,
  • precipitance,
  • eureka,
  • kick,
  • start,
  • incredulity,
  • curveball,
  • miscalculation,
  • consternation,
  • suddenness,
  • fortune,
  • disillusion,
  • disappointment,
  • godsend,
  • phenomenon,
  • unforeseen,
  • rarity,
  • precipitousness,
  • whammy,
  • abruptness,
  • prodigy.
  •startle (noun)
  • surprisev,
  • sneak up on,
  • assault.
  •surprisal (noun)
  • surprisal.
  •twist (noun)
  • screw-ups,
  • screw ups.
  •upset (noun)
  • de feats,
  • dis-quiet,
  • re version,
  • sub version,
  • sub versions,
  • de-feats,
  • over-throws,
  • re versions,
  • re verse,
  • shake-ups,
  • over throws,
  • free for all,
  • sub-version,
  • dis quiet,
  • queasinesses,
  • dis quiets,
  • shake ups,
  • dis-quiets,
  • re-version,
  • de-feat,
  • re-verse,
  • up-set,
  • up sets,
  • over-throw,
  • up-sets,
  • sub-versions,
  • re-versions,
  • over throw,
  • de feat.
  •wonder (noun)
  • wonderings.
  •wonderment (noun)
  • astoundments.

• v.

  •alarm (verb)
  • shock,
  • frighten,
  • alert,
  • startle,
  • signal,
  • scare,
  • dismay,
  • panic.
  •amaze (verb)
  • astound,
  • bewilder,
  • impress,
  • astonish,
  • amaze.
  •ambush (verb)
  • boxing in,
  • de-coys,
  • de coying,
  • sur rounding,
  • boxed in,
  • sur-rounding,
  • de coyed,
  • de-coy,
  • de coy,
  • laying for,
  • setting trap,
  • japping,
  • lays for,
  • de coys,
  • laid for,
  • sur rounded,
  • japped,
  • sets trap,
  • sur-rounded,
  • de-coying,
  • de-coyed.
  •astonish; cause amazement (verb)
  • take one's breath away,
  • unsettle,
  • rattle,
  • strike with awe,
  • discomfit,
  • spring something on,
  • confuse,
  • petrify,
  • cause wonder,
  • flabbergast,
  • nonplus,
  • consternate,
  • rock,
  • leave open-mouthed,
  • leave aghast.
  •astound (verb)
  • be-wildering,
  • knocks over with feather,
  • be wilder,
  • blowing away,
  • knocking over with feather,
  • be wilders,
  • be wildered,
  • be-wilder,
  • be-wilders,
  • knocked over with feather,
  • be wildering,
  • be-wildered,
  • blows away.
  •catch (verb)
  • ex posed,
  • hits upon,
  • hit up on,
  • un masks,
  • takes unawares,
  • ex-pose,
  • ex pose,
  • un-masked,
  • took unawares,
  • meets with,
  • un-mask,
  • un-masks,
  • un masked,
  • hits up on,
  • taking unawares,
  • un mask,
  • hitting up on,
  • un masking,
  • un-masking,
  • ex-posing,
  • hitting upon,
  • meeting with,
  • ex-posed.
  •cognition (verb)
  • surprise.
  •competition (verb)
  • storm.
  •confound (verb)
  • mis-identifies,
  • dis countenanced,
  • mis identified,
  • mis identifying,
  • mis-identify,
  • dis-comfit,
  • be fog,
  • mis-identified,
  • be-fogs,
  • be-fogging,
  • mis identify,
  • metagrobolizes,
  • dis comfits,
  • dis-countenance,
  • dis-countenancing,
  • dis-countenanced,
  • be-fog,
  • dis countenance,
  • be-fogged,
  • dis-comfits,
  • misidentifying,
  • dis-countenances,
  • mis-identifying,
  • be fogs,
  • mis identifies,
  • be fogging,
  • dis countenancing,
  • be fogged,
  • dis comfit,
  • dis countenances,
  • metagrobolizing.
  •daze (verb)
  • be-fuddling,
  • be-numbed,
  • dis-tract,
  • be numbing,
  • be numbs,
  • over powered,
  • be-fuddled,
  • be numb,
  • dis-orders,
  • dis ordering,
  • be-numb,
  • dis-order,
  • dis orders,
  • over power,
  • be-fuddle,
  • over-powered,
  • be fuddles,
  • dis order,
  • dis-ordered,
  • over powering,
  • dis ordered,
  • over-powers,
  • be fuddle,
  • over-power,
  • dis-tracts,
  • be-numbs,
  • be numbed,
  • over powers,
  • be-numbing,
  • be fuddling,
  • dis tract,
  • over-powering,
  • dis-ordering,
  • dis tracts,
  • be-fuddles,
  • be fuddled.
  •dazzle (verb)
  • razzle dazzles,
  • over-awes,
  • glitzing,
  • be-dazzle,
  • over awes,
  • ex cited,
  • razzledazzles,
  • ex-cited,
  • ex-cite,
  • ex-cites,
  • be dazzle,
  • be-dazzled,
  • ex cite,
  • over-awed,
  • razzle dazzle,
  • ex citing,
  • razzledazzle,
  • strikes dumb,
  • razzledazzled,
  • razzle-dazzles,
  • ex cites,
  • striking dumb,
  • over-awing,
  • over awed,
  • razzle dazzled,
  • razzle-dazzling,
  • over awing,
  • be-dazzling,
  • be dazzles,
  • be dazzling,
  • razzledazzling,
  • over awe,
  • razzle-dazzled,
  • razzle dazzling,
  • be-dazzles,
  • over-awe,
  • strook dumb,
  • glitzed.
  •dumbfound (verb)
  • throws into tizzy,
  • blew ones mind,
  • blowing mind,
  • blow one mind,
  • blow ones mind,
  • blew one's mind,
  • blows one's mind,
  • threw in to a tizzy,
  • throwing in to a tizzy,
  • blows ones mind,
  • threw into tizzy,
  • throwing in to tizzy,
  • blowing ones mind,
  • throws in to tizzy,
  • blowing one mind,
  • throwing into a tizzy,
  • throwing into tizzy,
  • blows mind,
  • blows one mind,
  • throws in to a tizzy,
  • blew mind,
  • blowing one's mind,
  • throws into a tizzy,
  • threw in to tizzy,
  • threw into a tizzy,
  • throw in to a tizzy,
  • throw in to tizzy,
  • blew one mind.
  •overwhelm (verb)
  • blew out of water,
  • over comes,
  • sub ordinate,
  • de-stroyed,
  • de stroying,
  • over-whelms,
  • over whelming,
  • de-moralize,
  • over whelms,
  • blows out of the water,
  • ran circles around,
  • de moralizing,
  • de-stroying,
  • de-stroy,
  • over-comes,
  • de-stroys,
  • over-coming,
  • de-moralized,
  • up-setting,
  • blew out of the water,
  • blowing out of the water,
  • blows out water,
  • de-moralizing,
  • de stroy,
  • over whelm,
  • sub-ordinates,
  • blew out water,
  • blow out water,
  • running circles around,
  • blows out the water,
  • over-whelmed,
  • blowing out the water,
  • de moralized,
  • over-whelm,
  • over-whelming,
  • de stroys,
  • blow out the water,
  • blew out the water,
  • de-moralizes,
  • sub ordinates,
  • de moralize,
  • blowing out water,
  • over whelmed,
  • rendering speechless,
  • blowing out of water,
  • over coming,
  • over come,
  • renders speechless,
  • blows out of water,
  • de moralizes,
  • sub-ordinate,
  • up setting,
  • de stroyed,
  • runs circles around.
  •perplex (verb)
  • be setting,
  • be-sets,
  • dis-composing,
  • gotten to,
  • gat to,
  • dis compose,
  • dis-compose,
  • muddies waters,
  • dis composing,
  • snarls up,
  • dis-composed,
  • be-set,
  • muddying the waters,
  • dis composed,
  • buffaloing,
  • be-setting,
  • dis composes,
  • dis-composes,
  • muddying waters,
  • muddies the waters,
  • muddied the waters,
  • snarling up,
  • be sets,
  • muddied waters.
  •sneak up on; catch (verb)
  • capture,
  • seize,
  • burst in on,
  • drop in on,
  • catch red-handed,
  • lie in wait,
  • take by surprise,
  • grasp,
  • nab,
  • come down on,
  • catch unawares,
  • catch off-balance,
  • catch in the act,
  • grab,
  • catch off-guard,
  • spring on.
  •stagger (verb)
  • give shock,
  • taking breath away,
  • gave a shock,
  • gave shock,
  • took breath away,
  • giving a shock,
  • giving shock,
  • gives shock,
  • takes breath away,
  • threw off balance,
  • threw balance,
  • throws balance,
  • throwing balance,
  • gives a shock,
  • throwing off balance,
  • throw balance.
  •stun/stupefy (verb)
  • be mused,
  • hits like ton of bricks,
  • be-musing,
  • throwing a curve,
  • knocking unconscious,
  • be musing,
  • be muse,
  • throws a curve,
  • knocks unconscious,
  • knocking over,
  • throwing curve,
  • hit like ton bricks,
  • threw curve,
  • hits like ton bricks,
  • knocks over,
  • threw a curve,
  • hitting like ton of bricks,
  • throw curve,
  • throws curve,
  • be-mused,
  • knocked unconscious,
  • hitting like ton bricks,
  • be-muse.
  •stupefy (verb)
  • be-sotted,
  • be sotted.
  •trap (verb)
  • be guiles,
  • over took,
  • mousetrapped,
  • sucks in,
  • be guile,
  • trips up,
  • be-guiles,
  • over take,
  • be-guile,
  • over-taking,
  • roping in,
  • over-taken,
  • over-took,
  • mousetrapping,
  • over-takes,
  • sucking in,
  • over-take,
  • ropes in,
  • tripping up,
  • over taking,
  • over takes.
  •waylay (verb)
  • lied in wait,
  • pounced on,
  • lie wait,
  • swooping down on,
  • swooped down on,
  • lies wait,
  • swoops down on,
  • lies in wait,
  • lying wait,
  • pouncing on,
  • pounces on,
  • setting upon,
  • sets up on,
  • lied wait,
  • setting up on,
  • set up on.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • anticipant,
  • fluke,
  • care package,
  • goody bag,
  • mind-blowing,
  • stocking stuffer,
  • defy,
  • reduce to,
  • awakening,
  • freebie,
  • peace offering,
  • bromide,
  • bushwhack,
  • travesty,
  • disbelief,
  • affront,
  • judgmental,
  • mind-boggling,
  • fluky,
  • kicker,
  • fortuity,
  • anticipatory,
  • disconcert,
  • red packet,
  • scandalize,
  • Expectance,
  • scandal,
  • boggle,
  • anticipative,
  • horrify,
  • valentine,
  • boomerang,
  • galvanize,
  • walk in on,
  • trauma,
  • benefaction,
  • happenchance.
  •
  • amiss,
  • whimsical,
  • casual,
  • stupefy,
  • typical,
  • melodramatic,
  • Theatric,
  • confound,
  • await,
  • expectant,
  • COMP,
  • precipitant,
  • truism,
  • capricious,
  • hap,
  • blindside,
  • depend,
  • stereotype,
  • blow,
  • happenstance,
  • accidental,
  • token,
  • expected,
  • mischance,
  • misadventure,
  • scheduled,
  • usual,
  • zinger,
  • largesse,
  • indecency,
  • flash mob,
  • expectancy,
  • sudden,
  • Histrionical,
  • fortuitous,
  • wait,
  • spectacular,
  • flat-footed,
  • contretemps,
  • platitude,
  • hurried,
  • anticipated,
  • hit with,
  • commonplace,
  • electrify,
  • mishap,
  • discretionary,
  • banality,
  • hazard,
  • empty-handed.
  •
  • accident,
  • giveaway,
  • astray,
  • sicken,
  • abrupt,
  • theatrical,
  • arbitrary,
  • casualty,
  • affair,
  • normal,
  • precipitate,
  • inadvertent,
  • numb,
  • backfire,
  • jar,
  • sensational,
  • histrionic,
  • ordinary,
  • subjective,
  • generous,
  • dramatic.
  •
  • average,
  • bring up,
  • contingent,
  • due,
  • throw,
  • loot,
  • first,
  • anticipate,
  • floor,
  • favor,
  • misfortune,
  • gift.
  •
  • settlement,
  • sour,
  • pull up,
  • prospect,
  • chance.
  •
  • odd,
  • personal,
  • wrong,
  • general,
  • bargain.
  •
  • take,
  • package.
  •
  • HIT,
  • figure,
  • common.
  •
  • issue.
  •
  • present.
  •alarm
  • scared to death,
  • make jump,
  • scares stiff,
  • give a turn,
  • scare stiff,
  • scared silly,
  • scared stiff,
  • scare to death,
  • scare silly.
  •amaze
  • bowl over.
  •ambush
  • hem in,
  • set trap,
  • dry gulch,
  • box in,
  • boxes in,
  • ensnared,
  • lay for,
  • jap,
  • Entrapped,
  • JAPS.
  •boon
  • windfall.
  •dumbfound
  • throw into a tizzy,
  • blow one's mind,
  • throw into tizzy,
  • blow mind.
  •waylay
  • set upon,
  • lying in wait,
  • lay in wait,
  • sets upon,
  • lay wait,
  • pounce on,
  • swoop down on.

Paraphrases for Surprise:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    surprising.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    astonishment, surprising.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    unannounced.
  • Proper noun, singular
    shocks.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    shock, wonder, dismay.
  • Adverb
    surprisingly.
  • Verb, past tense
    Caught, Walked.
  • Verb, base form
    shock, wonder, amaze, confuse.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    sudden, abrupt, short-notice.
  • Proper noun, singular
    sudden.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    amazement, sudden, consternation, miracle.
  • Verb, base form
    catch.

Antonyms for Surprise:

• n.

  • something amazing; state of amazement
    happiness, expectation.
  • Other antonyms:
    calmness, coolness, stoicism, composure, preparation, steadiness, anticipation, self-possession, indifference.

• v.

  • astonish; cause amazement
    calm, soothe, clarify, expect, clear up, explain, order, enlighten, compose, bore, comfort.
  • sneak up on; catch
    misunderstand, let go, free, release, offer, lose, give, liberate.

Hypernym for Surprise:

• n.

  • event
    bombshell, peripety, coup de theatre, thunderclap, eye opener, peripeteia, peripetia, thunderbolt, stunner, blow, shock.

• v.

  • cognition
    bowl over, explode a bombshell, amaze, flabbergast, take aback, ball over, astonish, blow out of the water, catch, shock, astound, boggle, floor.
  • social
    blindside.

Hyponym for Surprise:

• n.

  • event
    modification, change, alteration.
  • feeling
    astonishment, amazement.

• v.

  • cognition
    move, impress, strike, affect.
  • competition
    attack, assail.
  • social
    move, act.