Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  surprise 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  surprise 
 
  Sense  1 
  surprise 
  =>  amaze,  astonish,  astound 
  =>  catch 
  =>  flabbergast,  boggle,  bowl  over 
  =>  shock,  stun,  floor,  ball  over  blow  out  of  the  water,  take  aback 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  surprise 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  surprise 
 
  Sense  1 
  surprise 
  =>  amaze,  astonish,  astound 
  =>  dazzle 
  =>  catch 
  =>  flabbergast,  boggle,  bowl  over 
  =>  shock,  stun,  floor,  ball  over  blow  out  of  the  water,  take  aback 
  =>  startle,  galvanize,  galvanise 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  surprise 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  surprise 
 
  3  senses  of  surprise 
 
  Sense  1 
  surprise 
 
  Sense  2 
  surprise 
  =>  act  move 
 
  Sense  3 
  storm,  surprise 
  =>  attack,  assail 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  surprise 
 
  surprise  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  surprise 
 
  Sense  1 
  surprise 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  surprise 
  =>  act  move 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  storm,  surprise 
  =>  attack,  assail 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  surprise 
  surprise 
  surprise  attack 
  surpriser 
 
  Overview  of  noun  surprise 
 
  The  noun  surprise  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (16)  surprise  --  (the  astonishment  you  feel  when  something  totally  unexpected  happens  to  you) 
  2.  (5)  surprise  --  (a  sudden  unexpected  event) 
  3.  surprise,  surprisal  --  (the  act  of  surprising  someone) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  surprise 
 
  The  verb  surprise  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (22)  surprise  --  (take  unawares  or  by  surprise;  cause  to  be  surprised;  "The  news  really  surprised  me") 
  2.  (2)  surprise  --  (take  unawares;  "She  surprised  the  couple";  "He  surprised  an  interesting  scene") 
  3.  storm,  surprise  --  (attack  by  storm;  attack  suddenly) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  surprise 
  surprised 
 
  Overview  of  noun  surprise 
 
  The  noun  surprise  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (16)  surprise  --  (the  astonishment  you  feel  when  something  totally  unexpected  happens  to  you) 
  2.  (5)  surprise  --  (a  sudden  unexpected  event) 
  3.  surprise,  surprisal  --  (the  act  of  surprising  someone) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  surprise 
 
  The  verb  surprise  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (22)  surprise  --  (take  unawares  or  by  surprise;  cause  to  be  surprised;  "The  news  really  surprised  me") 
  2.  (2)  surprise  --  (take  unawares;  "She  surprised  the  couple";  "He  surprised  an  interesting  scene") 
  3.  storm,  surprise  --  (attack  by  storm;  attack  suddenly) 

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