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Main Entry: surprise
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: something amazing; state of amazement
Synonyms: amazement, astonishment, attack, awe, bewilderment, consternation, curiosity, disappointment, disillusion, fortune, godsend*, incredulity, jolt*, kick*, marvel, miracle, phenomenon, portent, precipitation, prodigy, rarity, revelation, shock, start, stupefaction, unexpected, unforeseen, whammy*, wonder, wonderment, abruptness, astoundment, bombshell, curveball, epiphany, eureka, eye-opener, miscalculation, precipitance, precipitousness, suddenness, thunderbolt*
Notes: amaze once meant 'alarm, terrify' but now means 'astonish'; surprise means 'meet with suddenly or without warning'
Antonyms: expectation
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