sur·prise
/sə(r)ˈprīz/
noun
- an unexpected or astonishing event, fact, or thing."the announcement was a complete surprise"synonyms: shock, bolt from/out of the blue, thunderbolt, bombshell, revelation, source of amazement, rude awakening, eye-opener, start, turn up for the books, shocker, whammy
- denoting a class of complex methods of change-ringing."surprise major"
verb
(of something unexpected) cause (someone) to feel mild astonishment or shock.
"I was surprised at his statement"
synonyms: astonish, amaze, nonplus, startle, astound, stun, flabbergast, stagger, shock, stop someone in their tracks, stupefy, leave open-mouthed, take someone's breath away, dumbfound, daze, benumb, confound, take aback, jolt, shake up, bowl over, knock for six, floor, blow someone's mind, strike dumb, astonished, amazed, in amazement, nonplussed, taken aback, startled, astounded, stunned, flabbergasted, staggered, shocked, shell-shocked, stupefied, open-mouthed, dumbfounded, dumbstruck, speechless, at a loss for words, thunderstruck, dazed, benumbed, confounded, agape, goggle-eyed, wide-eyed, jolted, shaken up, bowled over, knocked for six, floored, flummoxed, caught on the hop, caught on the wrong foot, unexpected, unanticipated, unforeseen, unpredictable, unpredicted, astonishing, amazing, startling, astounding, striking, staggering, incredible, extraordinary, dazzling, breathtaking, remarkable, wonderful, unusual, mind-blowing, amazeballs, backasswards
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Surprise
City in Arizona
Surprise is a city in Maricopa County, in the U.S. state of Arizona. The population was 143,148 at the 2020 census, up from 117,517 in 2010 and just 30,848 in 2000.
Surprise is the spring training location of the Kansas City Royals and the Texas... Wikipedia
ZIP codes: 85374, 85378–85379, 85387–85388
Population: 154,198 (2022)
Number: 623.222.2273
Area code: 623
Elevation: 1,385 ft (422 m)
Surprise (or, rarely, surprize) may refer to: Surprise (emotion), a brief emotional state experienced as the result of an unexpected significant event ...