startling

Definitions

Causing momentary fright, surprise, or astonishment.

Very surprising, remarkable, or striking.

Examples

The sudden noise made a startling impact on the quiet room.

She made the startling discovery that her keys had been missing for weeks.

There was a startling increase in the number of applicants this year.

Synonyms

astonishing surprising shocking stunning alarming startlingly unexpected

Antonyms

expected predictable ordinary common unremarkable boring dull