surprises
Catches you off-guard
Surprises is the plural of surprise—unexpected events or revelations: Life is full of surprises.
The verb form means to catch someone off guard or to strike with wonder: Nothing surprises me anymore.
A surprise can be pleasant or unpleasant; context usually clarifies which: We're planning a surprise for her birthday.
Violent sudden disturbance
- astonishmentIntense sudden wonder
- amazementOverwhelming surprise and wonder
- twistRotating motion or surprise
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
bombshell · plot twist · upset · curveball · jolt · stunner · thunderbolt · eye-opener
Items given freely
- wrappedCovered in material
- ribbonSlender ornamental strip
- bowRespectful forward inclination
- boxLidded storage container
unwrapping · thoughtful · generosity · delight · gratitude · treasure · keepsake · token
Gathering for celebration
- birthdayAnnual date of origin
- baby showerPre-birth gift gathering
- gender revealCelebration disclosing fetus's sex
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
gathering · confetti · balloons · streamers · guests · planning · decorations · cake
shock
Violent sudden disturbance
- astonishmentIntense sudden wonder
- amazementOverwhelming surprise and wonder
- twistRotating motion or surprise
revelation · bombshell · plot twist · upset · curveball · jolt · stunner · thunderbolt · eye-opener · turn of events
presents
Items given freely
box · unwrapping · thoughtful · generosity · delight · gratitude · treasure · keepsake · token · package
party
Gathering for celebration
- birthdayAnnual date of origin
- baby showerPre-birth gift gathering
- gender revealCelebration disclosing fetus's sex
anniversary · gathering · confetti · balloons · streamers · guests · planning · decorations · cake · announcement
- funamusement, entertainment, excitement, joy, merriment
- unpredictableschance, randomness, uncertainty, unpredictables, wild cards
- romancelove story, amor, love, boyfriend, courting
- small giftscandy, stickers, keychains, gum, lip balm
- thriller elementstwists, suspense, tension, anticipation, cliffhanger
- SinterklaasSinterklaas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Netherlands, steamboat
surprisesexpectations
Beliefs about future outcomes
certainties · foregone conclusions · sure things · known quantities · inevitabilities
surprisesroutines
Established sequences of actions
mundanities · banalities · humdrum · monotony · tedium
- surprise partyCovert celebration for an unsuspecting honoree
- by surpriseWithout prior notice
- take by surpriseAttack without warning
- surprise partiesSecretly planned celebrations
- surprise attackUnanticipated offensive strike
- surprise visitUnscheduled appearance at someone's location
surprise, surprised, surprising, unsurprising, unsurprised, unsurprisingly