surprise (noun) surprise: something amazing; state of amazement
Detalii: amaze once meant 'alarm, terrify' but now means 'astonish'; surprise means 'meet with suddenly or without warning'
Sinonime: abruptness,
amazement, astonishment, astoundment,
attack,
awe,
bewilderment, bombshell,
consternation,
curiosity, curveball,
disappointment,
disillusion, epiphany, eureka, eye-opener,
fortune, godsend, incredulity,
jolt*,
kick*,
marvel,
miracle, miscalculation,
phenomenon,
portent, precipitance, precipitation, precipitousness,
prodigy, rarity,
revelation,
shock,
start, stupefaction, suddenness, thunderbolt,
unexpected,
unforeseen, whammy,
wonder, wonderment
Antonime: expectation