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| Main Entry: | surprising |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unexpected |
| Synonyms: | accidental, amazing, astonishing, chance, extraordinary, fortuitous, impulsive, out of the blue*, remarkable, shocking, startling, stunning, sudden, unforeseen, unpredictable, wonderful, electrifying, from left field, unanticipated, unpredicted, without warning |
* = 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 |
| Notes: | amaze once meant 'alarm, terrify' but now means 'astonish'; surprise means 'meet with suddenly or without warning' |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | amazing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | astonishing |
| Synonyms: | awesome, fascinating, incredible, marvelous, prodigious, shocking, stunning, surprising, unbelievable, wonderful |
| Main Entry: | astounding |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | amazing |
| Synonyms: | astonishing, breathtaking, eye-popping*, mind-blowing*, mind-boggling*, overwhelming, shocking, startling, surprising, wondrous, confounding, stupefying |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | extraordinary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | strange and wonderful |
| Synonyms: | amazing, bizarre, boss*, curious, exceptional, fantastic, flash*, gnarly*, heavy*, inconceivable, incredible, marvelous, odd, out of the ordinary, outstanding, particular, peculiar, phenomenal, rare, remarkable, singular, special, strange, stupendous, surprising, terrific, uncommon, unfamiliar, unheard-of, unimaginable, unique, unprecedented, unthinkable, unusual, weird, wicked*, fab, off beaten path, unwonted |
| Antonyms: | common, commonplace, customary, familiar, normal, ordinary, usual, unextraordinary, unsurprising |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mind-boggling |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | overwhelming |
| Synonyms: | amazing, astonishing, breathtaking, mind-blowing, spectacular, staggering, startling, stunning, stupendous, surprising, wonderful, eye-opening |
| Main Entry: | puzzling |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | confusing |
| Synonyms: | abstruse, ambiguous, baffling, difficult, enigmatic, hard, incomprehensible, inexplicable, involved, knotty, labyrinthine, misleading, obscure, perplexing, surprising, unaccountable, unclear, unfathomable, bewildering, beyond one, mystifying |
| Antonyms: | intelligible, understandable, comprehendible |
| Main Entry: | remarkable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extraordinary, unusual |
| Synonyms: | conspicuous, curious, distinguished, exceptional, famous, important, impressive, marked, miraculous, momentous, notable, noteworthy, noticeable, odd, outstanding, peculiar, phenomenal, preeminent, prominent, rare, salient, signal, significant, singular, solid, splashy*, strange, striking, super, surprising, uncommon, unique, weighty, wicked*, wonderful, arresting, arrestive, gilt-edged, greatest, primo, smashing, uncustomary, unordinary, unwonted, world class, zero cool |
| Antonyms: | normal, ordinary, typical, usual, unremarkable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | striking |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extraordinary; beautiful |
| Synonyms: | astonishing, attractive, bizarre, charming, cogent, commanding, compelling, conspicuous, dazzling, distinguished, dynamite, eye-catching, fascinating, forceful, forcible, handsome, impressive, jazzy*, lofty, marked, memorable, noteworthy, noticeable, out of the ordinary*, outstanding, powerful, prominent, remarkable, salient, showy, signal, singular, staggering, startling, stunning, surprising, telling, unusual, wonderful, wondrous, arresting, arrestive, confounding, electrifying |
| Antonyms: | homely, ugly, horrifying, unimpressive |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | stupendous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | wonderful, amazing |
| Synonyms: | astonishing, astounding, breathtaking, colossal, dynamite, enormous, fabulous, fantastic, fat*, gigantic, great, huge, marvelous, mind-blowing*, mind-boggling*, miraculous, monster, monumental, overwhelming, phenomenal, prodigious, radical*, spectacular, staggering, stunning, super, superb, surprising, terrific, too much*, tremendous, unreal*, utmost*, vast, wondrous, fab, smashing, titantic |
| Antonyms: | terrible, unimportant, unimpressive |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unusual |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | different |
| Synonyms: | abnormal, amazing, astonishing, atypical, awe-inspiring, awesome, bizarre, conspicuous, curious, distinguished, eminent, exceptional, extraordinary, far-out*, inconceivable, incredible, memorable, noteworthy, odd, out of the ordinary*, outstanding, phenomenal, prodigious, prominent, queer, rare, refreshing, remarkable, significant, singular, special, strange, surprising, uncommon, unconventional, unexpected, unfamiliar, unique, unparalleled, weird*, something else, unwonted |
| Antonyms: | common, familiar, normal, regular, standard, usual |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | wonderful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | great, extraordinary |
| Synonyms: | admirable, amazing, astonishing, astounding, awe-inspiring, awesome, brilliant, cool*, divine*, dynamite*, enjoyable, excellent, fabulous, fantastic, fine, groovy*, incredible, magnificent, marvelous, miraculous, outstanding, peachy*, phenomenal, pleasant, pleasing, prime, remarkable, sensational, staggering, startling, strange, stupendous, super, superb, surprising, swell, terrific, too much*, tremendous, unheard-of, wondrous, something else |
| Antonyms: | bad, lousy, poor, rotten |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | out of the blue |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | unpredicted |
| Synonyms: | surprising, unexpected, unforeseen, unplanned, not predicted, unanticipated, unprepared for |
| Main Entry: | startling |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | frightful |
| Synonyms: | alarming, astonishing, shocking, surprising, unexpected |
| Main Entry: | undreamed-of |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | incapable of being imagined |
| Synonyms: | inconceivable, surprising, unexpected, unforeseen, unanticipated, undreamt-of, unimagined |
| Main Entry: | marvelous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hard to believe; amazing |
| Synonyms: | astonishing, astounding, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful, breathtaking, extraordinary, fabulous, fantastic, implausible, improbable, incomprehensible, inconceivable, incredible, miraculous, phenomenal, prodigious, remarkable, singular, spectacular, staggering, strange, striking, stunning, stupendous, supernatural, surprising, unbelievable, unimaginable, unlikely, unusual, wonderful, wondrous, bewildering, confounding, difficult to believe |
| Antonyms: | believable, expected, ordinary, plain, unamazing |
| Main Entry: | uncommon |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very different |
| Synonyms: | aberrant, abnormal, anomalous, arcane, bizarre, curious, eccentric, egregious, exceptional, exotic, extraordinary, extreme, fantastic, few, freakish, infrequent, irregular, nondescript, noteworthy, novel, odd, original, out of the ordinary, out of the way*, peculiar, prodigious, queer, rare, remarkable, scarce, seldom, singular, sporadic, startling, strange, surprising, unaccustomed, unconventional, unfamiliar, unique, unorthodox, unusual, weird, outré, uncustomary, unheard of |
| Antonyms: | common, familiar, normal, regular, usual |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | abrupt |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happening suddenly and unexpectedly |
| Synonyms: | hasty, hurried, jerky, precipitate, precipitous, quick, rushing, sudden, surprising, unceremonious, unexpected, unforeseen, unanticipated |
| Antonyms: | deliberate, expansive, gradual, leisurely, at ease |
| Main Entry: | prodigious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extraordinary, fabulous |
| Synonyms: | abnormal, amazing, astonishing, astounding, bad, exceptional, fantastic, heavy, impressive, marvelous, miraculous, phenomenal, preternatural, remarkable, spectacular, staggering, startling, state-of-the-art*, striking, stupendous, surprising, unreal, unusual, utmost, wonderful, fab, out-of-this-world |
| Antonyms: | common, insignificant, ordinary, unremarkable |
* = 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
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