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Synonyms and antonyms of Interjections of surprise and shock in American Thesaurus

Interjections of surprise and shock

ooh (interjection)

used for showing a reaction such as surprise, excitement, or pleasure

wow (interjection)

informal used for showing that you are very surprised or impressed by something

well (interjection)

used for expressing a feeling such as doubt, surprise, or anger

good/oh Lord ()

used when you are surprised, angry, or upset

hey (interjection)

used for getting someone’s attention or for showing that you are surprised or annoyed

oh (interjection)

used for expressing an emotion such as surprise, anger, or happiness

aah (interjection)

used for showing that you are happy, satisfied, or surprised

say (interjection)

informal used for expressing surprise

oh (interjection)

used in expressions such as “Oh God!,” “Oh dear!,” “Oh no!”, and “Oh my!” for showing an emotion such as surprise, fear, or disappointment. A lot of people may say “Oh God” , but it offends some people.

eish (interjection)

South African an exclamation that shows surprise, annoyance, regret, or some other feeling

aargh (interjection)

used, often in a way that is intended as a joke, for showing that you are very annoyed or shocked by something

ah (interjection)

used for expressing a feeling, for example for showing that you are interested, surprised, pleased, or annoyed

blimey (interjection)

Britishinformal used for expressing surprise

brother (interjection)

used for showing that you are surprised or annoyed

Christ (interjection)

used for expressing a strong emotion such as surprise or anger. Some people find this offensive.

eek (interjection)

often humorous used for showing or pretending that you are frightened

eh (interjection)

informal used for showing that you do not understand what someone is saying, or that you are surprised by it

fuck (interjection)

offensive an extremely offensive expression used for showing anger or surprise

gawd (interjection)

informal a written form of a pronunciation of the wordGod,” used humorously for expressing surprise, fear or shock

gee (interjection)

used to express a reaction such as surprise or admiration

geez ()

another spelling of jeez

God (interjection)

used for expressing strong feelings such as anger, surprise, or worry. Some people consider this expression offensive

goodness (interjection)

used for showing that you are surprised

heck (interjection)

informal used for showing that you are annoyed or surprised

hello (interjection)

mainly British used for expressing surprise or interest

ho (interjection)

used for showing that you think something is surprising or slightly funny

horror of horrors ()

used when describing something bad that has happened or might happen

hot dog (interjection)

Americaninformal used for showing that you are very surprised, pleased, or impressed

jeez (interjection)

spoken used when you are very surprised or angry about something

Jesus Christ (interjection)

impolite used for expressing surprise or anger. This use of the name Jesus Christ is offensive to many Christians.

lo and behold ()

used for introducing something surprising that you are about to tell or show someone

man (interjection)

informal used for expressing surprise, admiration, anger, etc.

och (interjection)

Scottish used for expressing a particular emotion such as surprise or anger, or for emphasizing what you are saying

oh (interjection)

used for showing that you did not know something

oho (interjection)

literary used when reacting to something, especially if you are surprised or pleased

surprise (interjection)

said when you do something unusual or unexpected

voilà (interjection)

spoken here it is: used when you want to show something to someone, especially as a surprise

wham (interjection)

used for emphasizing how sudden and surprising something is