Surprising

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Exciting surprise; extraordinary; astonishing; of a nature to call out wonder or admiration: as, surprising bravery; a surprising escape.
  • Synonyms Strange, Curious, etc. See wonderful.
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  • adjective. Exciting surprise; extraordinary; of a nature to excite wonder and astonishment
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  • verb. Present participle of surprise.
  • noun. The action of the verb to surprise.
  • adjective. That is or are a surprise.
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  • adjective. causing surprise or wonder or amazement
    • Word Usage
    "The term "surprising" has lots of connotations, but..."
    Equivalent
    amazing  astonishing  startling  stunning  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    advising  arising  chastising  comprising  decriminalizing  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    abrupt  amazing  astonishing  astonishing  astounding  
    verb-stem
    surprise  
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