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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
"What is surprising is why the Indonesian people still want to choose them."
That may sound surprising, but brands increasingly view inland cities as growth engines.
“I feel like I have a natural tendency to poke people at regular intervals with something surprising, a sound they hadn’t expected, like ‘whoosh,’ or an image that they hadn’t ever conjured before.”
Perhaps one of the most surprising aspects of the approach is that, because thermal cameras measure a physical stress response that is innate in many primates, it can also be used in non-human apes.
Scientists are uncovering surprising ways to turn discarded materials -- from dried beet pulp to coconut fibers processed by millipedes -- into useful resources.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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