SURPRISING Synonyms

• not expected or anticipated

• surprising greatly

• inspiring awe or admiration or wonder

• bewildering or striking dumb with wonder

• so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm

• capturing interest as if by a spell

• capturing interest as if by a spell

• amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning

• shining intensely

• beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; special

• far more than usual or expected

• (of an official) serving an unusual or special function in addition to those of the regular officials

• intensely affecting the mind especially in producing hallucinations

• intensely affecting the mind or emotions

• unusual or striking

• worthy of attention

• so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm

• commanding attention

• causing great astonishment and consternation

• causing or capable of causing bewilderment or shock or insensibility

• strikingly beautiful or attractive

• not anticipated

• (used as an intensifier) excellently

• extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

• catch up with and possibly overtake

• travel past

• overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

• a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning

• a violent commotion or disturbance

• a direct and violent assault on a stronghold

• behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

• take by force

• rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning

• blow hard

• attack by storm; attack suddenly

• the act of surprising someone