shockingly

adverb

Definition of shockinglynext
1
as in surprisingly

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2
as in conspicuously

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3
as in awfully

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Recent Examples of shockingly Originally released in 2010, Danger Days remains, somewhat shockingly considering how popular My Chemical Romance is today, the band’s most recent full-length. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026 Valentino Creative Director Pierpaolo Piccioli worked alongside the Pantone Color Institute to develop the shockingly bright color that would later become synonymous with Barbiecore. — Shelby Comroe, InStyle, 25 July 2026 Thanks to their natural properties, lemon juice and salt can be shockingly effective against rust once combined. — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 22 July 2026 Coupled with the pair’s extensive collection of antique furniture, the result is a shockingly precocious home, one that is mature beyond its years. — Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 20 July 2026 Poor nutrition and poverty have resulted in shockingly high rates of diabetes, heart disease, and other illnesses among Native Americans. — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026 The debut film from 26-year-old wunderkind Curry Barker crossed the $250 million mark at the domestic box office this weekend — on a shockingly scant sub-$1 million budget. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026 The addition of Mario Ferraro at a shockingly fair price addresses that perfectly. — Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 16 July 2026 The figure is shockingly poised, as if this were just another dull Tuesday. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shockingly
  1. surprisingly
  2. conspicuously
  3. awfully
  4. astonishingly
  5. strikingly
  6. terribly
  7. amazingly
  8. luridly
Adverb
  • Hand-built in Brooklyn, the open lattice design creates visual depth while keeping the piece surprisingly light and airy despite its generous size.
    — Nina Derwin, Architectural Digest, 24 July 2026
  • The Chinese outfit, famous for releasing the world’s first self-cleaning robot mop and vacuum in 2021, continues to forge ahead with innovative designs that combine the latest tech with surprisingly elegant aesthetics.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 July 2026
Definition of surprisingly
Adverb
  • Its conspicuously small size prevented Picard from burning extra energy beyond the bare minimum needed to keep him alive.
    — Rachel Nuwer, Quanta Magazine, 17 July 2026
  • But one group of people will be conspicuously absent — the draft picks themselves.
    — Sam Blum, New York Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of conspicuously
Adverb
  • Winning the European title in two years’ time would go an awfully long way to doing that, and the FA’s job here is to make decisions based on what is going to get the best out of the players, not how the public feels.
    — The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 16 July 2026
  • Right now, though, ripe, honey-tart peaches with soft goat cheese would be awfully good with the last sips of a Chenin Blanc.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of awfully
Adverb
  • His achievements in the field of rocket science have come astonishingly fast.
    — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
  • After Dark canon — which explores some media that’s good and more that’s astonishingly bad.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 10 July 2026
Definition of astonishingly
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  • In a strikingly large number of fall-winter 2026–2027 presentations, the focus was on, of all things, the hips.
    — Kelly Niesen, Glamour, 24 July 2026
  • Others echoed the comparison, saying Coca-Cola’s refreshed typography looked strikingly similar to Marlboros, in a case of reality imitating memes.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Definition of strikingly
Adverb
  • Given that humans at OpenAI had decided to turn off some safeguards for the test, some have argued the outcome should not have been terribly surprising.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • In a world that had long equated labor with the physical act of making things, such a shift was seen as not terribly manly, and potentially dangerous to society as a whole.
    — Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026
Definition of terribly
Adverb
  • Foreign Tongues is, amazingly, the group’s first champion among its 45 appearances on the sales-only tally.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Hagel has, amazingly, turned into one of the best wings in hockey with his top comp being Mark Stone at the same age.
    — Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of amazingly
Adverb
  • This involved hanging and displaying the body in a luridly public cage.
    — Tara Ramanathan, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The story was subbed, luridly headlined, set in type, and fitted lovingly into the front page.
    — Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Definition of luridly

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“Shockingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shockingly. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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