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surprising

[ser-prahy-zing, suh-]

adjective

  1. causing surprise, wonder, or astonishment.

  2. unexpected.



surprising

/ əˈɪɪŋ /

adjective

  1. causing surprise; unexpected or amazing

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • surprisingly adverb
  • unsurprising adjective
  • ܰˈԲԱ noun
  • ܰˈԲ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of surprising1

First recorded in 1570–80; surprise + -ing 2
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Example Sentences

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It is perhaps not so surprising that a video game created by two veteran voice actors opens with the main character at risk of losing their job to AI.

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It does a lot of quite surprising things in this era of disinformation and polarization.

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I feel pressure to tell a great story and to write interesting, engaging characters that are surprising and to kind of surprise myself.

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The manhandling of California Sen. Alex Padilla and his subsequent depiction by conservatives as a modern-day Pancho Villa isn’t surprising one bit.

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“The writing was so surprising and different and had such a unique tone from the beginning,” Skarsgård says.

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