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")

Antonyms of adj surprising

1 sense of surprising

Sense 1
surprising (vs. unsurprising) -- (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")

unsurprising (vs. surprising) -- (not causing surprise)

Similarity of adj surprising

1 sense of surprising

Sense 1
surprising (vs. unsurprising) -- (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")
       => amazing, astonishing -- (surprising greatly; "she does an amazing amount of work"; "the dog was capable of astonishing tricks")
       => startling -- (so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm; "Sydney's startling new Opera House"; "startling news"; "startling earthquake shocks")
       => stunning -- (causing great astonishment and consternation; "the strike came as a stunning protest against management"; "a stunning defeat")
          Also See-> unexpected#1