Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with surprising in American Collocation
surprising
adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
not
If you think about it, this is hardly surprising.
not very
Their views were very interesting but not altogether surprising.
slightly
What was a little surprising was the general support given to the European project.
rather
It is somewhat surprising then that there aren’t more books on the subject.
very
The plot twists are genuinely surprising and, more importantly, consistent.
continually
The choreography is wonderfullly intricate, complex and continually surprising.
fact or conclusion
Geneticists have recently made a surprising discovery.
feature
Although much has been altered over the last 400 years many fascinating and surprising features still remain.
similarity/difference
The similarities are possibly more surprising than the differences.
twist
The performance reveals surprising twists and turns along the paths that each character follows.
omission
There are several surprising omissions in most existing compilations.
I’ve been studying Maths at university, something some people may find surprising.
The artist finds beauty in surprising and unusual places.