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surprising
adjective as in unexpected
Strongest matches
amazing, astonishing, extraordinary, remarkable, shocking, startling, stunning, sudden, unanticipated, unforeseen, unpredictable, wonderful
Strong matches
Weak matches
accidental, fortuitous, from left field, impulsive, out of the blue, unpredicted, without warning
Example Sentences
On Sunday, Stafford will go against a surprising Colts team led by quarterback Daniel Jones.
Perhaps that's not surprising after more than three years of international sanctions and massive state spending on the war.
Suffice it to say that the grown-ups are also a mixed bag, as sad and selfish as they are concerned and capable of surprising empathy.
In 2024, these concerns contributed to a surprising number of Californians abandoning Democrats, even with Kamala Harris, the state’s former U.S. senator and attorney general, on the ticket.
If we look at history, this is hardly surprising.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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