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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The movie, somewhat surprisingly, reveals a multi-racial Florida community raising children together, mostly in harmony, except for the one single white woman who keeps calling the cops.
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The house is surprisingly simple to set up.
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Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2025
The house is surprisingly simple to set up.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2025
These screenings have a core audience and can do surprisingly well at the box office.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
His defense at points in his Dodgers career has been surprisingly strong.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 17 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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