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Synonyms and antonyms of Ways of saying that you are not surprised in British Thesaurus

Ways of saying that you are not surprised

of course (adverb)

used for saying something that you think someone probably already knows or will not be surprised about

sure enough ()

used for saying that something happened exactly as you thought it would

I might have known/guessed ()

used for saying that you are not or should not be surprised at a situation

as you might expect/imagine ()

used for showing that you do not think that something is surprising

I thought as much ()

used for saying that you are not surprised that something is true

it/that figures ()

used for saying that you are not surprised when something bad happens to you

anyway (adverb)

spoken used for saying that something is not surprising

that’s not saying much ()

used for emphasizing that something is not very unusual, surprising, or impressive

what do/can you expect? ()

used for saying that something does not surprise you, even though it is unpleasant or makes you feel disappointed

typical (adjective)

mainly spoken used for saying that you are not surprised that something bad has happened

I don’t wonder (that) ()

used for saying that you are not surprised by something

is it any wonder (that)? (mainly literary)

mainly literary used for emphasizing that a particular situation or result is not surprising

(it’s) little/no/small wonder (that) (mainly literary)

mainly literary used for showing that you are not surprised by a particular situation or event

my (determiner)

used in some expressions of surprise, shock, or anger

plus ça change (interjection)

used for saying that nothing ever changes in the way things happen or people behave

shock horror (interjection)

Britishhumorous used for saying that you do not think something is shocking at all

someone could be forgiven for thinking/wondering/believing etc ()

used for saying that it is not surprising that someone thinks or believes something, even though they are wrong to do so

that’s/there’s...for you ()

used for saying that someone should not be surprised or upset when someone behaves in a particular way because that is the way they normally behave

you don’t say ()

used for saying that you are not surprised by what someone has told you