Synonyms 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

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1. List of paraphrases for "surprising":

   astonishing, amazing, surprised, striking, startling, astounding, stunning, strange, staggering, unexpected, odd, remarkable, puzzling, sudden, surprise, shocking

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1. Jonathan Gdanski:

   Juul claims that it's not Big Tobacco. But they are the same thing. Getting rid of Burns and hiring someone from Altria is not surprising. It was inevitable.

2. Michael McDonald:

   It’s not surprising to me that a Democrat would be making that argument, there are a number of surveys that have been done that demonstrate the massive people who tend not to vote are Democratic in nature.

3. Kurt Kjær:

   The crater is exceptionally well-preserved and that is surprising because glacier ice is an incredibly efficient erosive agent that would have quickly removed traces of the impact.

4. Christopher Miller:

   These policies are disappointing but not surprising from an administration that is doing everything it can to build walls and keep people out.

5. Bob Rubin:

   The thing that maybe was a little surprising was the reticence of the defendants to step forward and do that. she couldn't say something that wasn't true.