Sorry, no online dictionaries contain the exact phrase to take by surprise.
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Reverse dictionary results:
1. startle
2. stun
3. overtake
4. overtaking
5. capture
6. surprised
7. blindside
8. bowl
9. bowled
10. breath
11. deprehend
12. wrong-foot
13. aback
14. admire
15. amaze
16. astound
17. beat
18. blow
19. bolt
20. catch
21. caught
22. dismay
23. floor
24. hey
25. how
26. jolt
27. jump
28. pop
29. raid
30. raise
31. say
32. shock
33. smap
34. snap
35. start
36. startled
37. startling
38. strat
39. trap
40. trapped

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