Surprised
Surprised adjective - Taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment.
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Synonyms for Surprised
Threw and surprised are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Threw" instead a verb "Surprised".
Threw
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Related pairs
- confused and surprised
- confused and threw
- overwhelmed and surprised
- overwhelmed and threw
- bewildered and surprised
- bewildered and threw
- disconcerted and surprised
- disconcerted and threw
- puzzled and surprised
- puzzled and threw
- perplexed and surprised
- perplexed and threw
- astonished and surprised
- astonished and threw
Both words in one sentence
- Even BATMAN once threw Superman across the room into some tables, although it only really surprised Superman that anyone would try it rather than hurt him.
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Incredibly Obvious Bug: Leon seems genuinely surprised that Saddler found the beeping, flashing red tracking device that he threw onto Ashley's back while Saddler was watching.
Source: Video Game / Resident Evil 4 -
Special mention goes to the two guys who jumped into a tiger enclosure, threw flowers on the tiger, and were somehow surprised when the tiger promptly mauled them.
Source: Website / Darwin Awards
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