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  surprising 
  surprisingness 
 
  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) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  surprising 
 
  The  adj  surprising  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (11)  surprising  --  (causing  surprise  or  wonder  or  amazement;  "the  report  shows  a  surprising  lack  of  hard  factual  data";  "leaped  up  with  surprising  agility";  "she  earned  a  surprising  amount  of  money") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  surprising 
 
  1  sense  of  surprising 
 
  Sense  1 
  surprising  (vs.  unsurprising) 
 
  unsurprising  (vs.  surprising) 
  =>  expected 
  =>  unstartling 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  surprising 
 
  1  sense  of  surprising 
 
  Sense  1 
  surprising  (vs.  unsurprising) 
  =>  amazing,  astonishing 
  =>  startling 
  =>  stunning 
  =>  unexpected 
  Also  See->  unexpected#1 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  surprising 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  surprising 
 
  surprising  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  surprising 
  surprising 
  unsurprising 
 
  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) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  surprising 
 
  The  adj  surprising  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (11)  surprising  --  (causing  surprise  or  wonder  or  amazement;  "the  report  shows  a  surprising  lack  of  hard  factual  data";  "leaped  up  with  surprising  agility";  "she  earned  a  surprising  amount  of  money") 

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