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Surprising
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Surprising
/səˈpraɪzɪŋ/
Causing a feeling of wonder or amazement due to something unexpected.
Synonyms:
astonishing
amazing
remarkable
Antonyms:
predictable
expected
normal
Examples:
There must be something very
surprising
in your story.
'We have some
surprising
news - a wedding.'
But the change in her was more
surprising
than that.
Etymology:
From the Old French
surprendre
, meaning
to overtake
or
to seize,
stemming from
sur-
(over) and
prendre
(to take).
Usage Statistics:
25 mentions per 1 million words
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