Synonyms for surprising
- adjective
Most common
unexpected shocking astonishing astounding amazing wonderful strange startling
All synonyms
Adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Causing surprise.
A surprising number of people attended the rally.
Example sentences
- unexpected The truth can often be found in unexpected places.
- shocking An opinion is shocking only if it is a conviction.
- astonishing It's astonishing how fluently Bill spoke Japanese.
- astounding The diversity of flowers in this area is astounding.
- amazing How amazing that your mother speaks six languages!
- wonderful The music we listened to last night was wonderful.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| surprising | steady | |
| unexpected | rising | |
| shocking | rising | |
| astonishing | steady | |
| astounding | rising | |
| amazing | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- sudden2
- 7 letters
- amazing3, strange1
- 8 letters
- stunning2, shocking2
- 9 letters
- wonderful3, marvelous3, startling2
- 10 letters
- unexpected4, astounding3, marvellous3, prodigious3, stupendous3
- 11 letters
- astonishing4
- 13 letters
- extraordinary6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sudden2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- surprenant
- Español
- sorprendente
- Deutsch
- überraschend