surprised
[adjective]
Synonyms: amazed, astonished, speechless, taken by surprise, thunderstruck

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English Thesaurus: surprised, amazed, astonished, astounded, staggered/flabbergasted/dumbfounded, ...

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sur‧prised S2 W2 /səˈpraɪzd $ sər-/ adjective
[Word Family: adjective: surprised, surprising ≠ unsurprising; verb: surprise; noun: surprise; adverb: surprisingly ≠ unsurprisingly]
having a feeling of surprise:
He looked surprised to see Cassie standing by the front door.
surprised at/by
We were greatly surprised at the news.
surprised (that)
She was surprised that no one was there to greet her.
surprised to see/hear/learn etc
I bet she’ll be really surprised to see me.
He had a surprised look on his face.
Don’t be surprised if the interviewer is rather direct.
I wouldn’t be surprised if she married that fellow.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

surprised
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 Her father didn't seem at all surprised.
almost | a bit, faintly, a little, mildly, pretty, quite, rather, slightly, somewhat, vaguely She looked faintly surprised at my remark.
genuinely | clearly, evidently, obviously | secretly | constantly, continually I am constantly surprised by what my fourteen-month-old son understands.
momentarily | agreeably, pleasantly He was pleasantly surprised to discover that he was no longer afraid.
PREP. at He sounded surprised at this request.
by She appeared genuinely surprised by this gesture of affection.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

surprised

very/really surprised
I would be very surprised if that was the case.
quite surprised
I was quite surprised at his reaction.
a little/somewhat/slightly surprised
He was a little surprised by her request.
mildly surprised (=slightly surprised)
He looked mildly surprised by the question.
pleasantly surprised (=when someone has a pleasant surprise)
You will probably be pleasantly surprised at the amount of food you are allowed to eat on this diet.
genuinely surprised
‘Me?’ Theodora seemed genuinely surprised.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

surprised
adjective
1.
DUBIOUS: When we heard about the accident, we were all surprised and didn't know what to say.
GOOD: When we heard about the accident, we were all shocked and didn't know what to say.

Usage Note:
When someone is surprised and upset because something unpleasant has happened, they are shocked : 'When reports came in that the child's body had been found, everyone was deeply shocked.'

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2.
BAD: Paola was very surprised for the low prices.
GOOD: Paola was very surprised at the low prices.
BAD: I was pleasantly surprised about the variety of food in England.
GOOD: I was pleasantly surprised by the variety of food in England.

Usage Note:
surprised at/by sth (NOT about/for/of etc ): 'I was surprised at the difference in their ages - he was old enough to be her father.' 'I knew she would do well and wasn't at all surprised by her results.'

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surprised having the feeling you get when something happens that you did not expect:
I was surprised to see her again so soon.
I’m really surprised that he remembered my birthday.
Nobody was surprised when they split up.
a surprised expression
amazed [not before noun] extremely surprised, especially by something good or by something that seems hard to believe:
I’m amazed that he survived.
You’ll be amazed when you see the difference.
astonished extremely surprised:
He was astonished by how much she had changed.
an astonished look
astounded extremely surprised or shocked. Astounded sounds a little more formal and a little stronger than astonished:
She was astounded by how much it cost.
staggered/flabbergasted/dumbfounded [not before noun] extremely surprised or shocked:
‘What?’ I said, utterly staggered by his answer.
She just sat there looking flabbergasted.
stunned so surprised that you do not know what to do or say:
I was too stunned to protest.
Everyone seemed stunned by his outburst.
They listened in stunned silence.
speechless so surprised that you cannot speak:
I was speechless when I heard that I’d won.
taken aback [not before noun] surprised by what someone says or does, so that you are not sure how to react:
I was a little taken aback by her question.
Sharpe was somewhat taken aback by the girl 's directness.
nonplussed /nɒnˈplʌst $ nɑːn-/ formal surprised and a little confused:
She was nonplussed by such an odd question.
gobsmacked [not before noun] British English informal extremely surprised – a very informal use:
I was absolutely gobsmacked when they told me I had passed.

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