What is another word for surprise?
962 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ səpɹˈa͡ɪz], [ səpɹˈaɪz], [ s_ə_p_ɹ_ˈaɪ_z]
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Similar words for surprise:
- other relevant words (adjective)
- unannounced (adjective)
- unforeseen (adjective)
- amazement (noun)
- bewilderment (noun)
- bowl over (noun)
- confusion (noun)
- entertainment (noun)
- eye opener (noun)
- hoo-hah (noun)
- jolt (noun)
- miracle (noun)
- novelty (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- something amazing; state of amazement (noun)
- startle (noun)
- surprisal (noun)
- twist (noun)
- upset (noun)
- wonder (noun)
- wonderment (noun)
- alarm (verb)
- amaze (verb)
- ambush (verb)
- astonish; cause amazement (verb)
- astound (verb)
- catch (verb)
- cognition (verb)
- competition (verb)
- confound (verb)
- daze (verb)
- dazzle (verb)
- dumbfound (verb)
- overwhelm (verb)
- perplex (verb)
- sneak up on; catch (verb)
- stagger (verb)
- stun/stupefy (verb)
- stupefy (verb)
- trap (verb)
- waylay (verb)
- other synonyms
- alarm
- amaze
- ambush
- boon
- dumbfound
- other relevant words
- waylay
Synonyms for Surprise:
adj.
• Other relevant words: (adjective)- unanticipated,
- unannounced,
- unlooked-for,
- from left field,
- uncalculated,
- not bargained for,
- unlooked for.
- 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.
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•
- surprising,
- extraordinary,
- amazing,
- earth-shattering,
- unexpected,
- remarkable,
- astonishing,
- phenomenal.
- be wilderment,
- be-wilderment,
- dis-orientations,
- be wilderments,
- dis orientation,
- dis-orientation,
- bafflements,
- dis orientations,
- be-wilderments.
- bowl.
- 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.
- 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.
- re velations,
- unusualnesses,
- un-usualnesses,
- re velation,
- un-usualness,
- supernatural occurrences,
- un usualness,
- un usualnesses,
- re-velation,
- re-velations.
- in novations,
- newfangled contraptions,
- un-familiarity,
- in-novation,
- un familiarities,
- un-familiarities,
- in novation,
- un familiarity,
- recentnesses.
- lots of laughs,
- Regalement,
- fun and games,
- weirds,
- blow out,
- Divertissement,
- lightning bolt,
- epiphanies,
- screw-up,
- sensation,
- messes,
- goody,
- stupefaction,
- strangeness,
- thunderbolt,
- modernities,
- marvel,
- twist,
- queasiness,
- bombshells,
- unusualness,
- bafflement,
- miracle,
- innovativeness,
- treat,
- novelty,
- good time,
- bombshell,
- upset,
- Astoundment,
- Leisure Activity,
- Dainties,
- relaxation,
- disorientation,
- jolt,
- wingding,
- shake-up,
- supernatural occurrence,
- divulgence,
- novelties,
- crazies,
- eye-opener,
- wonderment,
- thunderbolts,
- emotional upset,
- confusion,
- vicissitude,
- shockers,
- re-creations,
- epiphany,
- labyrinth,
- eye opener,
- up set,
- shambles,
- turn,
- newfangled contraption,
- Newfangledness,
- re-creation,
- merriments,
- wingdings,
- Leisure Activities,
- divertissements,
- shocker,
- modernity,
- recentness,
- disorientations,
- lurch,
- entertainment,
- pastime,
- good times,
- clambake.
- attack,
- curiosity,
- portent,
- precipitation,
- precipitance,
- eureka,
- kick,
- start,
- incredulity,
- curveball,
- miscalculation,
- consternation,
- suddenness,
- fortune,
- disillusion,
- disappointment,
- godsend,
- phenomenon,
- unforeseen,
- rarity,
- precipitousness,
- whammy,
- abruptness,
- prodigy.
- 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.
v.
• alarm (verb) • amaze (verb) • 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Other synonyms:
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•
- 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.
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•
- 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.
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•
- accident,
- giveaway,
- astray,
- sicken,
- abrupt,
- theatrical,
- arbitrary,
- casualty,
- affair,
- normal,
- precipitate,
- inadvertent,
- numb,
- backfire,
- jar,
- sensational,
- histrionic,
- ordinary,
- subjective,
- generous,
- dramatic.
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•
- average,
- bring up,
- contingent,
- due,
- throw,
- loot,
- first,
- anticipate,
- floor,
- favor,
- misfortune,
- gift.
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•
- settlement,
- sour,
- pull up,
- prospect,
- chance.
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•
- issue.
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•
- present.
- scared to death,
- make jump,
- scares stiff,
- give a turn,
- scare stiff,
- scared silly,
- scared stiff,
- scare to death,
- scare silly.
- take aback,
- befog,
- dulls,
- blinding,
- overawed,
- Dulling,
- trip up,
- tripped up,
- blow out of water,
- snarl up,
- posed,
- subordinating,
- mystified,
- blow out of the water,
- daze,
- take breath away,
- waylay,
- Subordinated,
- struck dumb,
- mucking,
- stagger,
- staggering,
- be dazzled,
- Besotting,
- mystify,
- give a shock,
- blow away,
- overwhelms,
- besots,
- suck in,
- taking aback,
- run circles around,
- rendered speechless,
- rope in,
- perplex,
- gets to,
- stun,
- roped in,
- misidentify,
- dazzle,
- trap,
- met with,
- sucked in,
- alarm,
- razzle-dazzle,
- fuddle,
- render speechless,
- fuddled,
- dizzies,
- takes aback,
- overawes,
- mucked,
- catch,
- buffaloed,
- throws off balance,
- hit upon,
- getting to,
- Muddy Waters,
- knock over,
- be set,
- knock unconscious,
- mousetrap,
- fuddles,
- Buffaloes,
- misidentifies,
- Befogging,
- misidentified,
- befogs,
- buffalo,
- Imprest,
- metagrobolized,
- muddy the waters,
- got to,
- glitz,
- hit like ton of bricks,
- blew away,
- get to,
- knocked over,
- overwhelm,
- take unawares,
- Fuddling,
- strike dumb,
- metagrobolize,
- knock over with feather,
- blinded,
- snarled up,
- befogged,
- throw a curve,
- throw off balance,
- meet with,
- overawe,
- took aback,
- numbing,
- Dizzied,
- besot,
- Overawing,
- dumbfound,
- mousetraps.
Paraphrases for Surprise:
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Equivalence
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Adjective
surprising.
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Noun, singular or mass
astonishment, surprising.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Adjective
unannounced.
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Proper noun, singular
shocks.
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Adverb
surprisingly.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Proper noun, singular
sudden.
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Noun, singular or mass
amazement, consternation, miracle, sudden.
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Verb, base form
catch.
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Proper noun, singular
Hypernym for Surprise:
n.
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event
bombshell, peripety, coup de theatre, thunderclap, eye opener, peripeteia, peripetia, thunderbolt, stunner, blow, shock.
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event
v.
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cognition
bowl over, explode a bombshell, amaze, flabbergast, take aback, ball over, astonish, blow out of the water, catch, shock, astound, boggle, floor.
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social
blindside.
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cognition
Hyponym for Surprise:
n.
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event
modification, change, alteration.
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feeling
astonishment, amazement.
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event
v.
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