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11surprised — sur|prised [ sər praızd ] adjective *** having the feeling you get when something unexpected happens: I ll be surprised if he gets here on time. I wasn t that surprised to hear that they were splitting up. surprised at/by: Judy was genuinely… …
12surprised — [[t]sə(r)pra͟ɪzd[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ at/by n, ADJ to inf, ADJ that/how If you are surprised at something, you have a feeling of surprise, because it is unexpected or unusual. This lady was genuinely surprised at what… …
13surprised*/*/ — [səˈpraɪzd] adj 1) feeling surprise because something unexpected has happened We were surprised by Ben s reaction to the news.[/ex] I wouldn t be surprised if he got married again soon.[/ex] I wasn t surprised to hear that their marriage had… …
14surprised — adjective taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment (Freq. 15) surprised by her student s ingenuity surprised that he remembered my name a surprised expression • Ant: ↑unsurprised • Similar to: ↑ …
15surprised — /səˈpraɪzd/ (say suh pruyzd) adjective 1. (sometimes followed by at) experiencing surprise: * How s that? asked Teresa, surprised. –christina stead, 1944. 2. indicating surprise: a surprised look …
16surprised — adjective Lenore s unexpected return surprised everyone Syn: astonished, amazed, astounded, startled, stunned, staggered, nonplussed, shocked, taken aback, stupefied, dumbfounded, dumbstruck, speechless, thunderstruck, confounded, shaken up;… …
17surprised — surprise ► NOUN 1) a feeling of mild astonishment or shock caused by something unexpected. 2) an unexpected or astonishing thing. ► VERB 1) cause to feel surprise. 2) capture, attack, or discover suddenly and unexpectedly. ● take by surprise Cf.… …
18surprised — adjective Experiencing the pleasant feelings caused by something good that was unexpected. Syn: astonished …
19surprised — Synonyms and related words: ad lib, agape, aghast, agog, all agog, amazed, astonished, astounded, at gaze, awed, awestruck, beguiled, bewildered, bewitched, breathless, captivated, caught napping, caught off balance, caught short, confounded,… …
20surprised — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. upset, taken unaware, astounded, caught short, caught napping, astonished, bewildered, taken by surprise, shocked, struck with amazement, confounded, nonplussed, startled, staggered, not anticipating; see also bewildered …
