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  2. amazing. Opposite. unsurprising. Fewer examples. After a six-hour flight and a long day of meetings, it's not surprising you conked out. If you feed your dog on cakes and biscuits, it's not surprising he's so fat. After a gruelling six months singing on a world tour, it is hardly surprising that her voice is starting to go.

  3. Something that is surprising is unexpected or unusual and makes you feel surprised. It is not surprising that children learn to read at different rates. A surprising number of customers order the same sandwich every day. They did surprisingly well in the general election last year.

  4. surprising. adjective. /səˈpraɪzɪŋ/. /sərˈpraɪzɪŋ/. causing surprise. Its not surprising (that) they lost. The frequency of such bad weather is hardly surprising given how far north we are. A surprising number of people came. We had a surprising amount in common.

  5. : of a nature that excites surprise. Synonyms. amazing. astonishing. astounding. blindsiding. dumbfounding. dumfounding. eye-opening. flabbergasting. jarring. jaw-dropping. jolting. shocking. startling. stunning. stupefying. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of surprising in a Sentence.

  6. There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective surprising, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  7. Surprising definition: causing surprise, wonder, or astonishment.. See examples of SURPRISING used in a sentence.

  8. SURPRISE definition: 1. an unexpected event: 2. the feeling caused by something unexpected happening: 3. to make…. Learn more.

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