Dismayed
Surprised
Surprised adjective - Taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment.
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Synonyms for Surprised
Dismayed and surprised are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dismayed" instead an adjective "Surprised".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- overwhelmed and dismayed
- overwhelmed and surprised
- frightened and dismayed
- frightened and surprised
- shocked and dismayed
- shocked and surprised
- stunned and dismayed
- stunned and surprised
- bewildered and dismayed
- bewildered and surprised
- aghast and dismayed
- aghast and surprised
- startled and dismayed
- startled and surprised
Both words in one sentence
- Doesn't stop them treating their bad guys like dirt and then acting all surprised and dismayed when one of them finally snaps and abandons his game to try and make a better life for himself.
Source: Idiot Plot / Animated Film -
Tony Stark is surprised and dismayed at the conditions in which people who have saved the world a few times are being kept.
- In fact, this was what lead to him repeatedly stating in interviews that he was surprised and dismayed at the fact that the public kept voting to keep him in the competition, as he was neither good at the technical aspects of dancing nor good at performing, and felt he was just a big joke.
Source: Series / Strictly Come Dancing
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