Meaning

1 senses

  1. Causing surprise.

    A surprising number of people attended the rally.

    überraschend

    удиви́тельныйudivítelʹnyj, порази́тельныйporazítelʹnyj, ди́вныйdívnyj

    ди́внийdývnyj

    causing surprise or wonder or amazement

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
that is or are a surprise:
Русский
By meaning 1
that is or are a surprise:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
that is or are a surprise:

Origin

From surprise + -ing.

From surprise + -ing.

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Forms

more surprising, most surprising
Comparativemore surprising Lesson
Superlativemost surprising Lesson

regular

Synonyms

14 synonyms
astonishingB2unexpectedB1awesomeB1shockingB1spontaneousC1suddenA2surpriseA1unbelievableB1unpredictableB1wonderfulA1astoundingrandomheartstopping

Antonyms

6 antonyms
commonplaceeverydayA1expectedB2humdrummundaneunsurprising

Word family

3 related words
Relatedsurprisingness
DerivedsurprisinglyB1unsurprising

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
surplussurpriseA1surprisinglyB1surrealsurrealismC2

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