surprised

surprised
adj.
VERBS
▪ appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound
ADVERB
▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc.
▪ completely, greatly, most, terribly
▪ hardly, not altogether, not at all, not entirely, not in the least, not particularly, not totally
▪

Her father didn't seem at all surprised.

▪ a little, slightly, etc.
▪ mildly, vaguely
▪

She looked vaguely surprised at my remark.

▪ genuinely, truly
▪ clearly, evidently, obviously
▪ secretly
▪ constantly, continually
▪

I am constantly surprised by what my fourteen-month-old son understands.

▪ pleasantly
▪

He was pleasantly surprised to discover that he was no longer afraid.

PREPOSITION
▪ at
▪

He sounded surprised at this request.

▪ by
▪

She appeared genuinely surprised by this gesture of affection.

Surprised is used with these nouns: ↑expression, ↑face, ↑gasp, ↑look, ↑yelp

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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