Collocations for surprised - adj.
VERBS
appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound
ADV.
extremely, greatly, most, really, terribly, very | hardly, not altogether, not at all, not entirely, not in the least, not particularly, not totally, scarcely
Her father didn''t seem at all surprised.
Her father didn''t seem at all surprised.
almost | a bit, faintly, a little, mildly, pretty, quite, rather, slightly, somewhat, vaguely
She looked faintly surprised at my remark.
She looked faintly surprised at my remark.
genuinely | clearly, evidently, obviously | secretly | constantly, continually
I am constantly surprised by what my fourteen-month-old son understands.
I am constantly surprised by what my fourteen-month-old son understands.
momentarily | agreeably, pleasantly
He was pleasantly surprised to discover that he was no longer afraid.
He was pleasantly surprised to discover that he was no longer afraid.
PREP.
at
He sounded surprised at this request.
He sounded surprised at this request.
by
She appeared genuinely surprised by this gesture of affection.
She appeared genuinely surprised by this gesture of affection.