unsurprisingly

adverb

un·​sur·​pris·​ing·​ly ˌən-sər-ˈprī-ziŋ-lē 

ˌən-sə-

1

: as is not surprising

Matters complicate, unsurprisingly.

—Stanley Kauffmann

2

: in an unsurprising manner

the story ended unsurprisingly

Examples of unsurprisingly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The classic English-style fish and chips is unsurprisingly great with English ales like amber, pale or brown ales. — Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 24 July 2026

Unfortunately but unsurprisingly, Brooks kept his cool long enough for a circle to form around them. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 23 July 2026

The real-estate people who stand to profit from conversion projects claim (unsurprisingly) that adding union-friendly requirements would make their math impossible, effectively killing a program that is already bearing fruit. — Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026

Boozer’s ability to affect basketball games, combined with the talent Memphis had on its roster, unsurprisingly led to a dominant run through both the Salt Lake City and Las Vegas summer leagues. — Tony Jones, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for unsurprisingly

• tantalizingly
• surprisingly
• uncompromisingly