surprising
[adjective]
Synonyms: amazing, astonishing, extraordinary, incredible, remarkable, staggering, unexpected, unusual

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Related Words: unexpected, unforeseen, unlooked-for, eye-opening, eye-popping

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English Thesaurus: surprising, astonishing/astounding, extraordinary, amazing, staggering, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

sur‧pris‧ing S3 W3 /səˈpraɪzɪŋ $ sər-/ adjective
[Word Family: adjective: surprised, surprising ≠ unsurprising; verb: surprise; noun: surprise; adverb: surprisingly ≠ unsurprisingly]
unusual or unexpected:
She told me a surprising thing.
A surprising number of his paintings have survived.
it is surprising (that)
It is not surprising that most parents experience occasional difficulties.
it is surprising how/what etc
It’s surprising how quickly you get used to things.
It is hardly surprising that new mothers often suffer from depression.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

surprising
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 is hardly surprising that rumours continue to circulate.
a bit, quite, rather, slightly, somewhat

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

surprising making you feel surprised:
It’s surprising how quickly you get used to it.
We got some very surprising results.
astonishing/astounding very surprising. Astounding sounds a little more formal and a little stronger than astonishing:
The results of the tests were astounding.
Things are changing at an astonishing speed.
extraordinary very unusual and surprising:
It is extraordinary that such a young boy should be so good at maths.
amazing very surprising – used especially about good or impressive things:
an amazing achievement
It’s amazing what you can do when you really try.
staggering very surprising, especially by being so large:
The project cost a staggering $8 million.
unbelievable (also incredible) so surprising that you can hardly believe it:
It is unbelievable that she is only the same age as me.
The incredible thing is that he thinks he is ugly.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲