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awesome, awful, breathtaking, fabulous, marvelous, miraculous, portentous, prodigious, staggering, stupendous, sublime, wonderful, wondrous; extraordinary, phenomenal, rare, sensational, spectacular; befuddling, bewildering, confounding, confusing, discomfiting, disconcerting, dismaying, muddling, nonplussing, perplexing; incomprehensible, inconceivable, incredible, unbelievable, unimaginable, unthinkable; singular, uncommon, unique, unusual, unwonted; conspicuous, notable, noticeable, outstanding, remarkable; impressive, striking

awesome, eye-opening, fabulous, marvelous, miraculous, portentous, prodigious, stupendous, sublime, wonderful—more at MARVELOUS

sur·pris·ing·ly adverb 1 : in a surprising manner or degree

2 : it is surprising that

sur·re·al adjective 1 : having the intense irrational reality of a dream

2 : of or relating to surrealism

— sur·re·al·ly adverb

sur·re·al·ism noun : art, literature, or theater characterized by fantastic or incongruous imagery or effects produced by unnatural juxtapositions and combinations

— sur·re·al·ist noun or adjective

— sur·re·al·is·tic adjective

— sur·re·al·is·ti·cal·ly adverb

1surrender verb 1 : to yield to the power of another : give up under compulsion

2 : to give up completely or agree to forgo esp. in favor of another : RELINQUISH

3 : to give (oneself) over to something (as an influence)

Synonyms

[1] bow, budge, capitulate, concede, fall, give in, knuckle under, quit, submit, succumb, yield—more at YIELD

[2] cede, deliver, give up, hand over, leave, relinquish, render, turn over, yield; also commit, consign, entrust; waive; renounce, resign; abandon, desert, discard, forsake, shed

[3] bow, give in, submit, succumb, yield

2surrender noun : the act of giving up or yielding oneself or the possession of something to another

Synonyms

capitulation, relinquishment, submission; also acceptance, acquiescence, concession; compromise; appeasement, conciliation; capture, fall

sur·rep·ti·tious adjective : done, made, or acquired by stealth : CLANDESTINE

— sur·rep·ti·tious·ly adverb

Synonyms

clandestine, covert, furtive, hugger-mugger, private, secret, sneak, sneaky, stealthy, undercover, underground, underhanded—more at SECRET

sur·rey noun, plural surreys : a 2-seated horse-drawn carriage

sur·ro·ga·cy noun : SURROGATE MOTHERHOOD

sur·ro·gate noun 1 : DEPUTY, SUBSTITUTE

2 : a law officer in some states with authority in the probate of wills, the settlement of estates, and the appointment of guardians

3 : SURROGATE MOTHER

surrogate mother noun : a woman who becomes pregnant (as by surgical implantation of a fertilized egg) in order to carry the fetus for another woman

— surrogate motherhood noun

sur·round verb 1 : to enclose on all sides : ENCIRCLE

2 : to enclose so as to cut off retreat or escape

Synonyms

circle, encircle, enclose, encompass, ring; also fence (in), hem (in), wall; besiege, entrench, invest

sur·round·ings noun plural : conditions by which one is surrounded

Synonyms

atmosphere, climate, environment, environs, medium, milieu, setting—more at ENVIRONMENT

surround sound noun : sound reproduction that uses three or more transmission channels

sur·tax noun : an additional tax over and above a normal tax

sur·tout noun [ORIGIN: F, fr. sur over (fr. L super) + tout all, fr. L totus whole]

: a man's long close-fitting overcoat

surv abbreviation survey; surveying; surveyor

sur·veil·lance noun [ORIGIN: F]

: close watch; also : SUPERVISION

1survey verb sur·veyed; sur·vey·ing [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF surveer to look over, fr. sur- over + veer to see, fr. L vidēre]

1 : to look over and examine closely

2 : to find and represent the contours, measurements, and position of a part of the earth's surface (as a tract of land)

3 : to view or study something as a whole

4 : to query (someone) in order to collect data for the analysis of some aspect of a group or area

— sur·vey·or noun

Synonyms

[1] audit, check, examine, inspect, review, scan, scrutinize—more at INSPECT