surprise

/səˈpɹaɪz/

nounverbsur · prise

Think: “I **SUR**faced, then I won a **PRIZE**—what a **surprise**!” (sur + prize sounds like surprise).

Yes, it's surprise. The tricky part is the ending: it’s **-prise** (like **prize**), not **-prize** in spelling.

Definitions

  1. nounan unexpected event, fact, or feeling
  2. verbto happen unexpectedly or to cause someone to feel surprised

Examples

  • “The party was a complete surprise, and Maya couldn’t stop smiling.”
  • “I didn’t mean to surprise you—I just came home early.”
  • “The ending of the book will surprise even careful readers.”

Synonyms

astonishmentshockamazementstartleunexpectedness

Antonyms

expectationpredictability

Translations

ES sorpresaPT surpresaFR surprise

Common misspellings

suprisesurprizesurprizeesurpriessurprizeingsurprize(d)

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