| amazement | | |
| n. (feeling) | 1. amazement, astonishment | the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising.; "he looked at me in astonishment" |
| ~ feeling | the experiencing of affective and emotional states.; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" |
| ~ wonder, wonderment, admiration | the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising. |
| ~ surprise | the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you. |
| ~ stupefaction | a feeling of stupefied astonishment. |
| surprise | | |
| n. (feeling) | 1. surprise | the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you. |
| ~ amazement, astonishment | the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising.; "he looked at me in astonishment" |
| n. (event) | 2. surprise | a sudden unexpected event. |
| ~ alteration, change, modification | an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another.; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" |
| ~ bombshell, thunderbolt, thunderclap | a shocking surprise.; "news of the attack came like a bombshell" |
| ~ coup de theatre | a dramatic surprise. |
| ~ eye opener | something surprising and revealing. |
| ~ peripeteia, peripetia, peripety | a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work).; "a peripeteia swiftly turns a routine sequence of events into a story worth telling" |
| ~ blow, shock | an unpleasant or disappointing surprise.; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured" |
| ~ stunner | an unexpected and amazing event.; "the stunner was what happened on Saturday" |
| n. (act) | 3. surprisal, surprise | the act of surprising someone. |
| ~ disruption, perturbation | the act of causing disorder. |
| v. (cognition) | 4. surprise | cause to be surprised.; "The news really surprised me" |
| ~ amaze, astonish, astound | affect with wonder.; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!" |
| ~ explode a bombshell | utter or do something surprising.; "Father exploded a bombshell when he forbade us to go to the prom" |
| ~ catch | discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state.; "She caught her son eating candy"; "She was caught shoplifting" |
| ~ flabbergast, bowl over, boggle | overcome with amazement.; "This boggles the mind!" |
| ~ impress, strike, affect, move | have an emotional or cognitive impact upon.; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" |
| ~ ball over, blow out of the water, floor, shock, take aback | surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off.; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted" |
| v. (social) | 5. surprise | come upon or take unawares.; "She surprised the couple"; "He surprised an interesting scene" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| ~ blindside | catch unawares, especially with harmful consequences.; "The economic downturn blindsided many investors" |
| v. (competition) | 6. storm, surprise | attack by storm; attack suddenly. |
| ~ attack, assail | launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with.; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week" |
| wonder | | |
| n. (feeling) | 1. admiration, wonder, wonderment | the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising. |
| ~ amazement, astonishment | the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising.; "he looked at me in astonishment" |
| ~ awe | an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration.; "he stared over the edge with a feeling of awe" |
| n. (event) | 2. marvel, wonder | something that causes feelings of wonder.; "the wonders of modern science" |
| ~ happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | an event that happens. |
| n. (cognition) | 3. curiosity, wonder | a state in which you want to learn more about something. |
| ~ cognitive state, state of mind | the state of a person's cognitive processes. |
| ~ desire to know, lust for learning, thirst for knowledge | curiosity that motivates investigation and study. |
| ~ interest, involvement | a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something.; "an interest in music" |
| ~ curiousness, inquisitiveness | a state of active curiosity. |
| v. (cognition) | 4. enquire, inquire, wonder | have a wish or desire to know something.; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church" |
| ~ query, question | pose a question. |
| ~ request | inquire for (information).; "I requested information from the secretary" |
| v. (communication) | 5. question, wonder | place in doubt or express doubtful speculation.; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight" |
| ~ chew over, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, think over, excogitate, reflect, ruminate, speculate, contemplate | reflect deeply on a subject.; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate" |
| ~ scruple | have doubts about. |
| v. (communication) | 6. marvel, wonder | be amazed at.; "We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities" |
| ~ react, respond | show a response or a reaction to something. |
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