Antonyms for surprising
sərˈpraɪ zɪŋ, sə-sur·pris·ing

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1. surprisingadjective

   Synonyms:
   unexpected, astonishing

2. surprisingadjective

   That is or are a surprise.

   A surprising number of people attended the rally.

   Synonyms:
   unexpected, astonishing

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1. surprisingadjective

   causing surprise or wonder or amazement

   "the report shows a surprising lack of hard factual data"; "leaped up with surprising agility"; "she earned a surprising amount of money"

   Antonyms:
   unsurprising

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1. surprisingadjective

   Synonyms:
   astonishing, amazing, astounding, marvelous

How to use surprising in a sentence?

1. Martin Healy:

   The public definitely has a right to be surprised by this principle, but this is not surprising to anyone in the legal community in Massachusetts, right now the matter is pretty pro forma.

2. Ramon Llamas:

   It was a little surprising to see Apple reach for the alarmist approach and position their devices as potential life savers.

3. Elizabeth Nash:

   Even before Dobbs fell, we knew this would happen, but I think the speed of the closings is a little bit surprising to everybody, it's happening lightning quick.

4. Ibrahim Kalin:

   There's nothing exceptional or surprising about the fact that several thousand people have been arrested.

5. Richard Mallett:

   Traditional healers are considered incredibly important in local communities. You can disagree with them as much as you want, but if you don't work through them it's not surprising if you then see limited results.

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