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

For families Villa Dubrovnik is surprisingly effortless for families, with spacious family suites featuring interconnecting rooms and balcony hot tubs. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026

Weeks after the project dropped, a new collaborative version of one of the full-length’s singles has become surprisingly successful in America. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

But the researchers did observe an increase in irregular heartbeat, lung-artery-blocking blood clots and—surprisingly—bone fractures. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026

The room has a maximum occupancy of 697 people, and much of its old presentation infrastructure appears to have survived surprisingly well. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 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