adj

surprising

suh-PREYE-zihng

adj

Causing a feeling of surprise; unexpected.

"It was surprising how quickly the flight passed."

How to Use Surprising

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishUnexpected enough to cause astonishment.

more surprising comparative, surprisings plural, most surprising superlative

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It was _____ how quickly the flight passed.

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commonplace everyday expected humdrum mundane unsurprising standard common secular extraordinary historical special