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• come upon — Synonyms and related words: alight upon, appear unexpectedly, arrive at, arrive upon, be unexpected, blunder upon, bob up, bump into, chance upon, come across, come among, come at, come on, come unawares, come up against, confront, creep up on,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• unawares — /un euh wairz /, adv. 1. while not aware or conscious of a thing oneself; unknowingly or inadvertently. 2. without warning; by surprise; suddenly; unexpectedly: to come upon someone unawares. [1525 35; UNAWARE + S1] * * * …   Universalium

• at unawares — adverb or at unaware archaic : unawares let destruction come upon him at unawares Ps 35:8 (Authorized Version) …   Useful english dictionary

• surprise — surprisedly /seuhr pruy zid lee, pruyzd , seuh /, adv. surpriser, n. /seuhr pruyz , seuh /, v., surprised, surprising, n. v.t. 1. to strike or occur to with a sudden feeling of wonder or astonishment, as through unexpectedness: Her beauty… …   Universalium

• surprise — /səˈpraɪz / (say suh pruyz) verb (t) (surprised, surprising) 1. to come upon suddenly and unexpectedly; catch (a person, etc.) in the act of doing something; discover (a thing) suddenly. 2. to assail, attack, or capture suddenly or without… …  

• take by surprise — idi a) to come upon unawares b) to astonish; amaze …   From formal English to slang

• Inexpectation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Inexpectation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 inexpectation inexpectation non expectation Sgm: N 1 false expectation false expectation &c.(disappointment) 509 Sgm: N 1 miscalculation miscalculation &c. 481 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N …   English dictionary for students

• surprise — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Unexpectedness Nouns surprise, nonexpectation, unexpectedness, the unforeseen, unforeseen contingency or circumstances, miscalculation, astonishment, wonder, thunderclap, turn, blow, shock, bolt from the …   English dictionary for students

• pounce upon — Synonyms and related words: ambush, appear unexpectedly, assail, assault, astonish, attack, be unexpected, blitz, bob up, bounce, bound, buck, buckjump, bushwhack, capriole, catch at, catch off guard, catch unawares, clear, come at, come down on …   Moby Thesaurus

• ambush — Synonyms and related words: ambuscade, ambushment, assail, assault, astonish, attack, blind, blitz, booby trap, bushwhack, catch off guard, catch unawares, come at, come down on, come from behind, come upon unexpectedly, cover, crack down on,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• bushwhack — Synonyms and related words: ambush, assail, assault, astonish, attack, blitz, catch off guard, catch unawares, come at, come down on, come from behind, come upon unexpectedly, crack down on, descend on, descend upon, do the unexpected, drop in on …   Moby Thesaurus