Surprising
Surprising adjective - Causing a strong emotional reaction because of unexpectedness.
Usage example: the surprising news that they were going to have a baby had them rushing to buy nursery furniture
Unbelievable and surprising are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unbelievable" instead an adjective "Surprising".
Unbelievable
Unbelievable adjective - Too extraordinary or improbable to believe.
Surprising and unbelievable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Surprising" instead an adjective "Unbelievable".
Nearby Words: unbelieving, unbeliever
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- shocking and surprising
- shocking and unbelievable
- staggering and surprising
- staggering and unbelievable
- wonderful and surprising
- wonderful and unbelievable
- remarkable and surprising
- remarkable and unbelievable
- breathtaking and surprising
- breathtaking and unbelievable
- stunning and surprising
- stunning and unbelievable
- extraordinary and surprising
- extraordinary and unbelievable
Both words in one sentence
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The Ho Yay is unbelievable, which really isn't surprising for an European movie.
Source: Ho Yay / Film
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