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Surprised vs Amazed - What's the difference?

surprised | amazed |

Amazed is a synonym of surprised.



As adjectives the difference between surprised and amazed

is that surprised is caused to feel surprise, amazement or wonder, or showing an emotion due to an unexpected event while amazed is astonished; confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder; greatly surprised.

As verbs the difference between surprised and amazed

is that surprised is past tense of surprise while amazed is past tense of amaze.

surprised

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Caused to feel surprise, amazement or wonder, or showing an emotion due to an unexpected event.

    • Synonyms

    * astonished *

    Verb

    (head)
  • (surprise)

    • See also

    * shocked

    amazed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Astonished; confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder; greatly surprised.
  • *
  • *:And it was while all were passionately intent upon the pleasing and snake-like progress of their uncle that a young girl in furs, ascending the stairs two at a time, peeped perfunctorily into the nursery as she passed the hallway—and halted amazed .
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=8 citation , passage=It was a casual sneer, obviously one of a long line. There was hatred behind it, but of a quiet, chronic type, nothing new or unduly virulent, and he was taken aback by the flicker of amazed incredulity that passed over the younger man's ravaged face.}}

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Verb

    (head)
  • (amaze)

    • References

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