adj.
VERBS
▪ appear , be , feel , look , seem , sound
ADVERB
▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.
▪ completely , greatly , most , terribly
▪ hardly , not altogether , not at all , not entirely , not in the least , not particularly , not totally
▪
Her father didn't seem at all ~.
▪ a little , slightly , etc.
▪ mildly , vaguely
▪
She looked vaguely ~ at my remark.
▪ genuinely , truly
▪ clearly , evidently , obviously
▪ secretly
▪ constantly , continually
▪
I am constantly ~ by what my fourteen-month-old son understands.
▪ pleasantly
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He was pleasantly ~ to discover that he was no longer afraid.
PREPOSITION
▪ at
▪
He sounded ~ at this request.
▪ by
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She appeared genuinely ~ by this gesture of affection.
Surprised is used with these nouns: ↑ expression , ↑ face , ↑ gasp , ↑ look , ↑ yelp