Synonyms for surprised
- adjective
All synonyms
Adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Caused to feel surprise, amazement or wonder, or showing an emotion due to an unexpected event.
I was surprised by how helpful he was.
Example sentences
- amazed I am so amazed that I can't complete the sentence.
- astonished She was astonished that you spoke Chinese so well.
- dumbfounded John and Jessica looked at each other, dumbfounded.
- flabbergasted I'm flabbergasted to know the word "flabbergasted".
- startled When the door slammed unexpectedly, it startled me.
- astounded The atrociticies of the king astounded his people.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| surprised | rising | |
| amazed | rising | |
| astonished | rising | |
| dumbfounded | rising | |
| flabbergasted | rising | |
| startled | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- amazed2
- 8 letters
- startled2
- 9 letters
- astounded3, stupefied
- 10 letters
- astonished3, dumbstruck2
- 11 letters
- dumbfounded3
- 13 letters
- flabbergasted4, thunderstruck3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (amazed2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- surpris
- Italiano
- sorpreso
- Español
- sorprendido
- Deutsch
- überrascht
- Català
- sorprès