surprise

Definition

Examples

The sudden price drop came as a surprise to many customers.

Word Family

Synonyms

• astonishaffect with wonder
• amazeaffect with wonder
• shockthe feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally

Collocations

• Easy birthday surprise
  describing birthday surprise (an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it))
• Medium take competitors by surprise with an early launch
  to perform, accept, or undertake an action regarding competitors by surprise with an early launch
• Hard positive surprise in third-quarter earnings figures
  describing positive surprise in third-quarter earnings figures (the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution)
• Very Hard surprise unvetted infiltrators in a sting operation
  to surprise unvetted infiltrators in a sting operation, meaning to cause to be surprised