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surprising
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sur·pris·ing

surprising

 
pronunciation:
sr praI zIng [or] s praI zIng
features:
Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: causing surprise or wonder; astonishing.
The horse came in at a surprising speed.
definition 2: unexpected; unanticipated.
The surprising result of the election disappointed many moderates.
antonyms:
natural
similar words:
sudden, unexpected
Word Combinations  About this feature
adverb + (adj.)surprising altogether, bit, hardly, most, perhaps, pleasantly, scarcely, somewhat, terribly, that
(adj.)surprising + adverb therefore
(adj.)surprising + noun agility, amount, announcement, array, candor, comeback, coming, consensus, convergence, culprit, discovery, ease, elegance, ferocity, find, finding, frequency, gentleness, juxtaposition, novelty, number, omission, quickness, regularity, reluctance, resemblance, resilience, result, revelation, reversal, similarity, simile, sophistication, speed, statistic, strength, swiftness, sympathy, tenderness, turn, turnaround, twist, unanimity, vehemence, vigor [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivation: surprisingly (adv.)