Plural of surprise
regular plural
The plural of surprise is surprises.
Forms of surprise
| Singular | surprise /sə(ː)ˈpɹaɪ̯z/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | surprises |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Surprises in a sentence
- It surprises me that I owe twice as much as I thought I did.
- There were no surprises in this morning's much-trailed budget statement.From the entry trail
- Good netiquette dictates that one warn of spoilers before discussing them, so that readers who wish to do so may experience the surprises for themselves.From the entry spoiler
- I'm telling you this because I don't want there to be any surprises."2024 October 20, Kate, A Love Unspoken, DeepMisti Publication, →ISBN, page 98. From the entry attraction
- Picnics are like parachutes: to avoid surprises, you should always pack your own.2021, David Profumo, The Lightning Thread. From the entry farctate
Meaning of surprise
- noun Something unexpected.
- noun A mess of feces, left by a pet or small child in an unexpected place or at an unexpected time.
- noun The feeling that something unexpected has happened.
Questions about the plural of surprise
- What is the plural of surprise?
- The plural of surprise is surprises.
- Is surprise countable?
- Surprise is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: surprise (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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