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
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Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Chavez's reaction to being let go was refreshingly blunt and surprisingly optimistic.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The Lions’ surprisingly poor showing against their NFC North rivals kneecapped CBS’ deliveries, although the Eye Network also didn’t get much of a lift from the new BDP scheme.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
At night, try layering an edgy leather bomber jacket over a romantic slip dress—the contrasting silhouettes work surprisingly well together.
—Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for surprisingly
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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
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