Surprised
Surprised adjective - Taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment.
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Synonyms for Surprised
Thrown and surprised are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Thrown" instead the word "Surprised" as an adjective or a verb.
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Related pairs
- confused and surprised
- confused and thrown
- stunned and surprised
- stunned and thrown
- bewildered and surprised
- bewildered and thrown
- startled and surprised
- startled and thrown
- disconcerted and surprised
- disconcerted and thrown
- puzzled and surprised
- puzzled and thrown
- perplexed and surprised
- perplexed and thrown
Both words in one sentence
- Fate route: At the start of the route Archer is surprised and grievously wounded by Saber, who he was unwilling to fight, before getting thrown against Berserker, who he legitimately couldn't beat.
Source: Worf Had the Flu - In this Planetside 2 video a player is so surprised by a grenade suddenly landing next to him (thrown by his own team) that he just stands there staring at it until it explodes.
Source: Deer in the Headlights -
Kíli deflecting Goblin arrows with his sword (and looking surprised it worked) echoes Aragorn's Throw It In moment in Fellowship where he deflects Lurtz' thrown knife.
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