surprising

adjective
sur·pris·ing
/səˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/

Causing surprise.

Example

“A surprising number of people attended the rally.”

Synonyms

unexpected

Related words

surprisingness
unsurprising
surprisingly

Example sentences

“It's not surprising in the least.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“I don't know why you find that so surprising.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“It isn't that surprising.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “surprising” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.