surprise - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the act of surprising someone

Synonyms

• surprisal
• surprise

More generic

• disruption
• perturbation

Noun

a sudden unexpected event

Synonyms

• surprise

More generic

• alteration
• change
• modification

More specific

• blow
• bombshell
• coup de theatre
• eye opener
• peripeteia
• peripetia
• peripety
• shock
• stunner
• thunderbolt
• thunderclap

Noun

the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

Synonyms

• surprise

More generic

• amazement
• astonishment

Verb

cause to be surprised

Synonyms

• surprise

More generic

• affect
• impress
• move
• strike

More specific

• amaze
• astonish
• astound
• ball over
• blow out of the water
• boggle
• bowl over
• catch
• explode a bombshell
• flabbergast
• floor
• shock
• take aback

Verb

attack by storm; attack suddenly

Synonyms

• storm
• surprise

More generic

• assail
• attack

Verb

come upon or take unawares

Synonyms

• surprise

More generic

• act
• move

More specific

• blindside

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