surprised

/sərˈpraɪzd/

adjectiveverbsur · prised

Think: “I was SURprised—my PRIZE was a surprise!” (sur + prize + d).

Yes, it's surprised. The tricky part is the middle: it’s spelled like “prize” (pri + ze), so write sur + prize + d.

Definitions

  1. adjectivefeeling shock or amazement because something unexpected happened
  2. verbpast tense of surprise; to have caused someone to feel shocked or amazed

Examples

  • “I was surprised to see snow in April.”
  • “The birthday party surprised her after school.”
  • “He looked surprised when the teacher called his name.”

Synonyms

astonishedamazedshockedstartledstunned

Antonyms

unimpressedexpectant

Translations

ES sorprendido/aPT surpreso/aFR surpris(e)

Common misspellings

suprisedsurprizesurprisededsurprizedsurprissedsurpriesedsurprisdsurprizeed

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