Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun surprise

3 senses of surprise

Sense 1
surprise -- (the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you)
       => astonishment, amazement -- (the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising; "he looked at me in astonishment")

Sense 2
surprise -- (a sudden unexpected event)
       => change, alteration, modification -- (an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago")

Sense 3
surprise, surprisal -- (the act of surprising someone)
       => disruption, perturbation -- (the act of causing disorder)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb surprise

3 senses of surprise

Sense 1
surprise -- (cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me")
       => affect, impress, move, strike -- (have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd")

Sense 2
surprise -- (come upon or take unawares; "She surprised the couple"; "He surprised an interesting scene")
       => act, move -- (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel")

Sense 3
storm, surprise -- (attack by storm; attack suddenly)
       => attack, assail -- (launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week")