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 competition features only four female filmmakers (Rubaiyat Hossain, Teodora Ana Mihai, Yukiko Mishima and Jelena Maksimović) and somewhat unsurprisingly Japan boasts the most number of entries with three. — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2026

But, unsurprisingly, the tech giant also has its hands in the laptops-cookie jar. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026

The Alpha School software even tracked students’ facial expressions and continuously monitored their emotional states, which unsurprisingly had students distressed. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 24 Sep. 2026

And, unsurprisingly, the culprit behind this significant, long-term ice loss? — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for unsurprisingly

• tantalizingly
• surprisingly
• uncompromisingly