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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Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
November 22 – December 21 Steady effort opens a surprisingly easy door.
—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
28 June 2026
Made of quality vegan leather, the brand’s pieces feature expensive-looking designs at surprisingly affordable prices.
—
Genevieve Cepeda,
InStyle,
27 June 2026
For a president enamored with the gilded and the grand, the exterior of this fair is surprisingly austere.
—
Kelsey Ables,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2026
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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