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ed-handed or in the act or in flagrante delicto, catch napping
or off guard, discover: When Samuel Johnson's wife found him
with a maid, she said, 'Dr Johnson! I am surprised!', to which
he replied, 'No, madam: you are amazed. I am surprised.'
--n. 3 shock, astonishment, amazement, stupefaction, wonder,
incredulity: Imagine my surprise to learn that I was being
arrested. 4 blow, jolt, shocker, bolt from or US also out of
the blue, bombshell, eye-opener: It came as a surprise to me
that my sister was pregnant.
surrender v. 1 give up, yield, let go (of), relinquish, deliver (up),
hand over, forgo, forsake, turn over, turn in, part with, cede,
concede: We were forced at gunpoint to surrender our valuables.
2 give up, yield, quit, cry quits, capitulate, throw in the
sponge or the towel, raise the white flag, throw up one's hands,
succumb, submit, give way, acquiesce, comply, give in, concede,
crumble: The argument is so overwhelming that I must surrender.
--n. 3 submission, capitulation, yielding, renunciation,
relinquishment, yielding, transferral, transfer, transference,
handing or turning over, conveyancing, ceding, cession,
concession: The official surrender of the disputed territory
took place in the following year.
surreptitious
adj. furtive, secret, clandestine, stealthy, underhand(ed),
covert, (on the) sly, secretive, private, concealed, hidden,
veiled, Colloq sneaky: She stole surreptitious glances at him.
surround v. 1 encompass, encircle, envelop, enclose, hem in, ring: She
likes being surrounded by flowers. Troops surrounded the
building.
--n. 2 environs, environment, surroundings, atmosphere,
ambience or ambiance, setting: The formal gardens make a
charming surround for the art gallery.
surrounding
adj. nearby, neighbouring, local, adjoining, neighbourhood,
adjacent, bordering, abutting, circumambient, circumjacent: The
surrounding countryside was bursting into bloom.