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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.
almost | a bit, faintly, a little, mildly, pretty, quite, rather, slightly, somewhat, vaguely
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.
momentarily | agreeably, pleasantly
He was pleasantly surprised to discover that he was no longer afraid.

PREP.

at
He sounded surprised at this request.
by
She appeared genuinely surprised by this gesture of affection.

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