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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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | surprise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | astonish; cause amazement |
| Synonyms: | amaze, astound, awe, bewilder, blow away, bowl over*, cause wonder, confound, confuse, consternate, daze, dazzle, discomfit, disconcert, dismay, dumbfound, electrify, flabbergast, floor, jar, jolt, leave aghast, leave open-mouthed, nonplus, overwhelm, perplex, petrify, rattle, rock, shake up, shock, spring something on, stagger, startle, strike dumb, strike with awe, stun, stupefy, take aback, take one's breath away, throw a curve, unsettle |
| Antonyms: | expect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | surprise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sneak up on; catch |
| Synonyms: | ambush, capture, come down on, discover, grab, grasp, nab, seize, startle, take, waylay, burst in on, bushwhack, catch in the act, catch off-balance, catch off-guard, catch red-handed, catch unawares, drop in on, lay for, lie in wait, spring on, take by surprise |
| Antonyms: | expect |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Main Entry: | surprise |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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Adjectives: |
anoetic, blutterbunged, ferly, gloppened, imprevisible, inattentive, inopinate, mirific, serendipitous, startling, struck, sudden, surprised, unanticipated, unaware, unexpected, unforeseen, unwarned
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| Main Entry: | alarm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | upset |
| Synonyms: | amaze, astonish, chill, daunt, dismay, distress, frighten, panic, scare, spook, startle, surprise, terrify, unnerve, give a turn, make jump, scare silly, scare stiff, scare to death |
| Antonyms: | assure, calm, gladden, reassure, repose, soothe |
| Main Entry: | ambush |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lie in wait; attack |
| Synonyms: | assail, assault, decoy, ensnare, entrap, hide, hook*, jump, lurk, net, surprise, surround, trap, wait, waylay, ambuscade, box in, bushwhack, dry gulch, hem in, jap, lay for, set trap |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | astound |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | amaze |
| Synonyms: | astonish, bewilder, bowl over*, confound, confuse, daze, dumbfound, flabbergast, overwhelm, shock, stagger, startle, stun, stupefy, surprise, blow away, knock over with feather, take aback |
| Antonyms: | bore, dull |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bewilderment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | puzzlement |
| Synonyms: | confusion, daze, surprise, bafflement, discombobulation, disorientation, perplexity |
| Main Entry: | bowl over |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | amaze |
| Synonyms: | astonish, astound, dumbfound, flabbergast, floor, stagger, startle, stun, surprise |
| Main Entry: | confound |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confuse |
| Synonyms: | abash, amaze, astonish, astound, baffle, bewilder, blend, bug*, commingle, confute, discomfit, discountenance, dumbfound, embarrass, faze, fiddle, flabbergast, jumble, mix, mix up*, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, rattle, screw up*, startle, surprise, throw*, befog, discombobulate, metagrobolize, misidentify |
| Antonyms: | clarify, clear up, enlighten, explain, relate, make clear |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | daze |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confuse, shock |
| Synonyms: | amaze, astonish, astound, befuddle, benumb, bewilder, blind, blur, confound, dazzle, disorder, distract, dizzy, dumbfound, flabbergast, mix up, muddle, mystify, numb, overpower, overwhelm, paralyze, perplex, petrify, puzzle, rock, stagger, startle, stun, stupefy, surprise, addle, befog, fuddle |
| Antonyms: | expect |
| Main Entry: | dazzle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confuse, amaze |
| Synonyms: | astonish, awe, bedazzle, blind, blur, bowl over*, daze, excite, fascinate, glitz*, hypnotize, impress, overpower, overwhelm, stupefy, surprise, overawe, razzle-dazzle, strike dumb |
| Antonyms: | bore |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dumbfound |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | astound, confuse |
| Synonyms: | amaze, astonish, bewilder, blow away, blow one's mind, boggle, bowl over*, confound, flabbergast, knock over with feather, nonplus, overwhelm, puzzle, stagger, startle, stun, surprise, take aback, throw, throw into a tizzy |
| Antonyms: | clear up, explain, explicate, lay out |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | entertainment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | amusement, pleasure |
| Synonyms: | ball*, bash*, big time*, blast*, celebration, cheer, delight, dissipation, distraction, diversion, enjoyment, feast, frolic, fun, gaiety, game, high time*, merriment, merrymaking, party, pastime, picnic, play, recreation, relaxation, relief, revelry, satisfaction, shindig*, sport, spree, surprise, treat, blow out*, clambake, divertissement, fun and games, good time, grins, laughs, leisure activity, lots of laughs, regalement, wingding |
| Antonyms: | chore, drudgery, labor, task, work |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | jolt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | surprise; sudden push |
| Synonyms: | blow, bounce, bump, clash, collision, concussion, double whammy, impact, jar, jerk, jog, jounce, jump, kick, lurch, percussion, punch, quiver, reversal, setback, shake, shock, shot, start, surprise, bombshell, thunderbolt |
| Main Entry: | miracle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | wonderful, surprising event or thing |
| Synonyms: | marvel, phenomenon, portent, prodigy, rarity, revelation, sensation, surprise, wonder, stunner, supernatural occurrence, thaumaturgy, unusualness |
| Antonyms: | normalcy, usualness |
| Main Entry: | perplex |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confuse, mix up |
| Synonyms: | astonish, astound, baffle, balk, befuddle, beset, bewilder, complicate, confound, discompose, dumbfound, encumber, entangle, fog, involve, jumble, muck, muddle, mystify, nonplus, perturb, pose, puzzle, rattle, ravel, stumble, stump, surprise, tangle, thicken, thwart, buffalo, discombobulate, get to*, muddy the waters, snarl up |
| Antonyms: | clarify, clear up, enlighten, explain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | stun/stupefy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | amaze, shock |
| Synonyms: | astonish, astound, bemuse, bewilder, bowl over*, confound, confuse, daze, dumbfound, flabbergast, floor*, fog*, knock out*, muddle, overcome, overpower, overwhelm, paralyze, petrify, rock*, shake up*, stagger, surprise, blow away, give a turn, hit like ton of bricks, knock over*, knock unconscious, strike dumb, take breath away, throw a curve |
| Antonyms: | expect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | trap |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | catch, snare; trick |
| Synonyms: | ambush, beguile, circumvent, collar*, corner*, corral*, deceive, decoy, dupe, enmesh, ensnare, entangle, entrap, fool, grab, hook, inveigle, land*, nab, nail*, net, overtake, seduce, snag, surprise, take, tangle, trammel, ambuscade, box in, mousetrap, rope in, suck in, trip up* |
| Antonyms: | release, let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | treat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pleasing entity or occurrence |
| Synonyms: | amusement, banquet, celebration, dainty, delicacy, delight, enjoyment, entertainment, feast, fun, gift, goody*, gratification, joy, party, pleasure, refreshment, satisfaction, surprise, sweet, thrill, tidbit |
| Antonyms: | bad fortune |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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