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Surprising vs Confounding - What's the difference?

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Surprising is a related term of confounding.


As verbs the difference between surprising and confounding

is that surprising is while confounding is .

As nouns the difference between surprising and confounding

is that surprising is the action of the verb to surprise while confounding is the act by which things are confounded, or confused.

As an adjective surprising

is that is or are a surprise.

surprising

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (s)
  • The action of the verb to surprise .

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That is or are a surprise.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2011, date=November 3, author=David Ornstein, work=BBC Sport
    • , title= Macc Tel-Aviv 1-2 Stoke , passage=With this the second of three games in seven days for Stoke, it was hardly surprising to see nine changes from the side that started against Newcastle in the Premier League on Monday.}}
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-06, volume=408, issue=8843, page=68, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= The rise of smart beta , passage=Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.}}

    Synonyms

    * astonishing, unexpected See

    confounding

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which things are confounded, or confused.