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surprised

Definition for surprised

adjective as in taken aback

adjective as in taken by surprise

Strongest matches

amazed, startled

Weak match

taken aback

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Example Sentences

Given the numbers, it should not come as a surprise that so many businesses are moving their marketing efforts to TikTok.

That the September number came with a 1-4 finish — the lone win over non-playoff Dallas — should not be a surprise.

So, if the deal does manage to come together it will be more surprise than eventuality.

It should be no surprise that you two are having sex and the kind of sex you’re having and the way you’re having it is what it is.

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So it was a bit of a surprise that this year’s session ended just as dramatically.

For his part, Bratton is disappointed but not surprised that the same narrative is already being mapped onto Fry and Spencer.

And finally, this is who most of our political press is—gullible enough to be surprised by either of the first two.

I wouldn't, but I also wouldn't be surprised if Patriots fans didn't properly comprehend the mechanics of sex, either.

None of this would have surprised Kolko, who died earlier this year, or Buchanan, who died in 2013.

He was surprised that the central bank did not understand that.

So much were they surprised at our undauntedness, that they retired about a hundred roods from us.

But I'm framing up my think-works so I won't be surprised at anything I see or hear after to-night.

But if people will insist on patting a strange poet, they mustn't be surprised if they get a nasty bite!

I should not be surprised if he returned to business in a day or two, and settled steadily to work for the remainder of his life.

At dinner, Hetton himself was surprised at the amount of attention paid to Georgie by the head of the house.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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