/ Thesaurus / S Synonyms of surprised Find synonyms for: Verb1. surprise, affect, impress, move, strikeusage: cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me"2. surprise, act, moveusage: come upon or take unawares; "She surprised the couple"; "He surprised an interesting scene"3. storm, surprise, attack, assailusage: attack by storm; attack suddenlyAdjective1. surprised (vs. unsurprised), amazed, astonied, astonished, astounded, stunned, dumbfounded, dumfounded, flabbergasted, stupefied, thunderstruck, dumbstruck, dumbstricken, gobsmacked, goggle-eyed, openmouthed, popeyed, jiggered, startledusage: taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment; "surprised by her student's ingenuity"; "surprised that he remembered my name"; "a surprised expression"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: reticent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language