| Main Entry: | bolt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | flash; projectile |
Synonyms: |
arrow, dart, fulmination, missile, shaft, thunderbolt, thunderstroke |
| Main Entry: | jolt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | surprise; sudden push |
Synonyms: |
blow, bombshell, 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, thunderbolt |
| Main Entry: | surprise |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something amazing; state of amazement |
Synonyms: |
abruptness, amazement, astonishment, astoundment, attack, awe, bewilderment, bombshell, consternation, curiosity, curveball, disappointment, disillusion, epiphany, eureka, eye-opener, fortune, godsend, incredulity, jolt*, kick*, marvel, miracle, miscalculation, phenomenon, portent, precipitance, precipitation, precipitousness, prodigy, rarity, revelation, shock, start, stupefaction, suddenness, thunderbolt, unexpected, unforeseen, whammy, wonder, wonderment |
| Notes: | amaze once meant 'alarm, terrify' but now means 'astonish'; surprise means 'meet with suddenly or without warning' |
Antonyms: |
expectation |
| Main Entry: | thunder |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | crashing sound |
Synonyms: |
barrage, blast, boom, booming, cannonade, clap, cracking, crash, crashing, detonation, discharge, drumfire, explosion, fulmination, outburst, peal, pealing, roar, rumble, rumbling, thunderbolt, thundercrack, uproar |
| Main Entry: | surprise |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
Related
Adjectives: |
anoetic, blutterbunged, ferly, gloppened, imprevisible, inattentive, inopinate, mirific, serendipitous, startling, struck, sudden, surprised, unanticipated, unaware, unexpected, unforeseen, unwarned
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