1. Expressing astonishment when taken unawares or on an unexpected outcome or event
   "a surprised expression"; "a surprised expression"; "I'm surprised you actually did your homework"; "She wasn't surprised when he showed up late again"; "surprised by her student's ingenuity"; "surprised that he remembered my name"
    
2. Expressing surprise, often with mild scepticism or irony
   "I'm surprised you actually finished on time"; "She was surprised he remembered her birthday";
   - amazed

1. Cause to be surprised
   "The news really surprised me"
    
2. Come upon or take unawares
   "She surprised the couple"; "He surprised an interesting scene"
    
3. Attack by storm; attack suddenly
   "The SWAT team surprised the criminals";
   - storm

See also: amazed, astonied [archaic], astonished, astounded, dumbfounded, dumbstricken, dumbstruck, dumfounded, flabbergasted, gobsmacked [Brit, informal], goggle-eyed, jiggered [Brit, informal], openmouthed, popeyed, startled, stunned, stupefied, thunderstruck

Type of: act, affect, assail, attack, impress, move, strike

Antonym: not surprised

Encyclopedia: Surprised