Definition & Meaning of "surprising"in English

surprising

causing a feeling of shock, disbelief, or wonder

shocking

startling

Grammatical Information

Composition

present participle adjective

qualitative

Superlative

most surprising

Comparative

more surprising

gradable

domain

emotion, cognition, evaluation

Examples

His sudden decision to quit his job was quite surprising.

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