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Surprising vs Electrifying - What's the difference?

surprising | electrifying | Related terms |

Surprising is a related term of electrifying.


As verbs the difference between surprising and electrifying

is that surprising is while electrifying is .

As adjectives the difference between surprising and electrifying

is that surprising is that is or are a surprise while electrifying is that electrifies.

As a noun surprising

is the action of the verb to 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

    electrifying

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • that electrifies
  • thrilling or startling
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2013 , date=June 18 , author= , title=Reception for Obama Is More Sober Than in 2008 , work= , url= http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/19/world/europe/reception-for-obama-is-more-sober-than-in-2008.html , page= , passage=The speech might have been electrifying close up, Mr. Conley said, but people near him drifted away before it finished.}}