surprise

surprise is a 8-letter English word with 14 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of coming upon, or taking, unawares; the act of seizing unexpectedly; surprisal; as, the fort was taken by surprise. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 14 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of coming upon, or taking, unawares; the act of seizing unexpectedly; surprisal; as, the fort was taken by surprise.
2. noun. The state of being surprised, or taken unawares, by some act or event which could not reasonably be foreseen; emotion excited by what is sudden and strange; a suddenly excited feeling of wonder or astonishment.
3. noun. Anything that causes such a state or emotion.
4. noun. A dish covered with a crust of raised paste, but with no other contents.
5. noun. To come or fall suddenly and unexpectedly; to take unawares; to seize or capture by unexpected attack.
6. noun. To strike with wonder, astonishment, or confusion, by something sudden, unexpected, or remarkable; to confound; as, his conduct surprised me.
7. noun. To lead (one) to do suddenly and without forethought; to bring (one) into some unexpected state; -- with into; as, to be surprised into an indiscretion; to be surprised into generosity.
8. noun. To hold possession of; to hold.
9. noun. the act of surprising someone

   Synonyms: surprisal

10. noun. a sudden unexpected event
11. noun. the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
12. verb. cause to be surprised

    "The news really surprised me"

13. verb. attack by storm; attack suddenly

    Synonyms: storm

14. verb. come upon or take unawares

    "She surprised the couple"

    "He surprised an interesting scene"

Synonyms

surprisal, storm

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in surprise:

spurries, uprisers

Common word forms

surprised, surpriser, surprises, surprising, surprisement

Words from these letters

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