surprising

(adjective, verb)

adjective

1. causing surprise or wonder or amazement

- the report shows a surprising lack of hard factual data

- leaped up with surprising agility

- she earned a surprising amount of money

Similar word(s): unexpected, amazing, astonishing, startling, stunning

Sentences with surprising as an adjective:

- A surprising number of people attended the rally.

verb

1. present participle of surprise