surprise, astonish, astound, amaze, flabbergast mean to impress forcibly through unexpectedness. surprise stresses causing an effect through being unexpected but not necessarily unusual or novel. …

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full of surprises You're always full of surprises (= doing unexpected things). spring a surprise on I wish you wouldn't keep springing surprises on me (= telling me unexpected things or causing unexpected …

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to lead or bring unawares, as into doing something not intended. to surprise a witness into telling the truth. an act or instance of surprising or being surprised. something that surprises someone; a …

1 day ago · I tapped GH editors for the most surprising gifts that they loved receiving, and these picks are random and surprising—but most of them are backed by testing.

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[countable] an event, a piece of news, etc. that is unexpected or that happens suddenly. What a nice surprise! I have a surprise for you! There are few surprises in this year's budget. It comes as no …

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2. used as a noun If something is a surprise, it surprises someone. The result came as a surprise to everyone. It was a great surprise to find out I had won. In stories, expressions such as to my surprise …