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Surprised

adjective
/sər'praɪzd/

Meaning

feeling or showing surprise; astonished
feeling or showing astonishment or shock

Example Sentences

I was surprised to see my old friend at the market.

She was surprised by the news.

Synonyms

astonished, amazed, shocked, startled, dumbfounded
Entry 1
astonished, amazed, shocked, startled
Entry 2
astonished, shocked, amazed, dumbfounded

Antonyms

unsurprised, expectant, prepared, anticipated, unimpressed, indifferent
Entry 1
unsurprised, expectant, prepared, anticipated
Entry 2
unimpressed, indifferent

Collocations

pleasantly surprised, quite surprised, genuinely surprised, surprised expression, surprised look, surprised reaction
Entry 1
pleasantly surprised, quite surprised, genuinely surprised
Entry 2
surprised expression, surprised look, surprised reaction

Related Vocabularies

Not planned or arranged in advance; happening spontaneously without preparation.
tending to induce drowsiness or sleep; causing sleepiness
Mentally or physically inactive; sluggish or lethargic.
extremely passionate about something; showing excessive enthusiasm or devotion
without a job; not having paid work
lasting for only a short time; temporary

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