1. Causing surprise, wonder or amazement
   "she earned a surprising amount of money"; "the report shows a surprising lack of hard factual data"; "leaped up with surprising agility"

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: amazing, astonishing, incredible, jaw-dropping [informal], startling, stunning, unexpected

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

Antonym: unsurprising

Encyclopedia: Surprising