surprisingly

adverb

sur·​pris·​ing·​ly sər-ˈprī-ziŋ-lē 

sə-

1

: in a surprising manner : to a surprising degree

a surprisingly fast runner

2

: it is surprising that

surprisingly, voter turnout was high

Examples of surprisingly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If neither of those is an option, an interior cupboard on a lower floor — away from exterior walls and appliances — can work surprisingly well for short- to medium-term storage. —Emily Price, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026

Automakers have been surprisingly resilient during the challenges, but those issues are now combining with more traditional industry problems of affordability and slowing consumer demand. —Michael Wayland, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026

But when the third period began, Zadorov was surprisingly back on the ice. —Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026

And surprisingly, so has cuisine queen Martha Stewart. —Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for surprisingly

• tantalizingly
• unsurprisingly
• uncompromisingly

Kids Definition

surprisingly

adverb

sur·​pris·​ing·​ly -lē 

1

: in a surprising manner : to a surprising degree

a surprisingly fast runner

2

: it is surprising that

surprisingly, no one disagreed