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surprised
adverbs
very/really surprised
• I would be very surprised if that was the case.
quite surprised
• I was quite surprised at his reaction.
a little/somewhat/slightly surprised
• He was a little surprised by her request.
mildly surprised
(= slightly surprised )
• He looked mildly surprised by the question.
pleasantly surprised
(= when someone has a pleasant surprise )
• You will probably be pleasantly surprised at the amount of food you are allowed to eat on this diet.
genuinely surprised
• ‘Me?’ Theodora seemed genuinely surprised.
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surprised
having the feeling you get when something happens that you did not expect:
• I was surprised to see her again so soon. • I’m really surprised that he remembered my birthday. • Nobody was surprised when they split up. • a surprised expression
amazed
[ not before noun ] extremely surprised, especially by something good or by something that seems hard to believe:
• I’m amazed that he survived. • You’ll be amazed when you see the difference.
astonished
extremely surprised:
• He was astonished by how much she had changed. • an astonished look
astounded
extremely surprised or shocked. Astounded sounds a little more formal and a little stronger than astonished:
• She was astounded by how much it cost.
staggered/flabbergasted/dumbfounded
[ not before noun ] extremely surprised or shocked:
• ‘What?’ I said, utterly staggered by his answer. • She just sat there looking flabbergasted.
stunned
so surprised that you do not know what to do or say:
• I was too stunned to protest. • Everyone seemed stunned by his outburst. • They listened in stunned silence.
speechless
so surprised that you cannot speak:
• I was speechless when I heard that I’d won.
taken aback
[ not before noun ] surprised by what someone says or does, so that you are not sure how to react:
• I was a little taken aback by her question. • Sharpe was somewhat taken aback by the girl 's directness.
nonplussed
formal surprised and a little confused:
• She was nonplussed by such an odd question.
gobsmacked
[ not before noun ] British English informal extremely surprised – a very informal use:
• I was absolutely gobsmacked when they told me I had passed.
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