| surprising | | |
| adj. | 1. surprising | causing surprise or wonder or amazement.; "the report shows a surprising lack of hard factual data"; "leaped up with surprising agility"; "she earned a surprising amount of money" |
| ~ unexpected | not expected or anticipated.; "unexpected guests"; "unexpected news" |
| ~ amazing, astonishing | surprising greatly.; "she does an amazing amount of work"; "the dog was capable of astonishing tricks" |
| ~ startling | so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm.; "Sydney's startling new Opera House"; "startling news"; "startling earthquake shocks" |
| ~ stunning | causing great astonishment and consternation.; "the strike came as a stunning protest against management"; "a stunning defeat" |
| wonderful | | |
| adj. | 1. fantastic, grand, howling, marvellous, marvelous, rattling, terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous | extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers.; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement" |
| ~ extraordinary | beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable.; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature" |
| oddity | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. oddity, oddness | eccentricity that is not easily explained. |
| ~ eccentricity | strange and unconventional behavior. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. crotchet, oddity, queerness, quirk, quirkiness | a strange attitude or habit. |
| ~ strangeness, unfamiliarity | unusualness as a consequence of not being well known. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity | something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting. |
| ~ object, physical object | a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow.; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" |
| ~ bric-a-brac, knickknackery, nicknack, whatnot, knickknack | miscellaneous curios. |
| ~ collectable, collectible | things considered to be worth collecting (not necessarily valuable or antique). |
| ~ collector's item, piece de resistance, showpiece | the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection. |
| prodigy | | |
| n. (person) | 1. prodigy | an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration.; "she is a chess prodigy" |
| ~ boy wonder | an extremely talented young male person. |
| ~ child prodigy, infant prodigy, wonder child | a prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age.; "Mozart was a child prodigy" |
| ~ brainiac, genius, einstein, mastermind, brain | someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality.; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein" |
| ~ girl wonder | an extremely talented young female person. |
| n. (event) | 2. omen, portent, presage, prodigy, prognostic, prognostication | a sign of something about to happen.; "he looked for an omen before going into battle" |
| ~ augury, foretoken, preindication, sign | an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come.; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God" |
| ~ auspice | a favorable omen. |
| ~ foreboding | an unfavorable omen. |
| ~ death knell | an omen of death or destruction. |
| n. (cognition) | 3. prodigy | an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality.; "the Marines are expected to perform prodigies of valor" |
| ~ exemplar, good example, example, model | something to be imitated.; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general" |
| 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. |
| wonder | | |
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