1. Causing surprise or wonder or amazement
   "the report shows a surprising lack of hard factual data"; "leaped up with surprising agility"; "she earned a surprising amount of money"

1. Cause to be surprised
   "The news really surprised me" 
2. Come upon or take unawares
   "She surprised the couple"; "He surprised an interesting scene" 
3. Attack by storm; attack suddenly
   - storm

See also: amazing, astonishing, startling, stunning, surprisal, surpriser, surprisingly, surprisingness, unexpected

Type of: act, affect, assail, attack, impress, move, strike

Antonym: unsurprising

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