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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 It is shockingly invested in a sense of security, from songs about taking a five-year relationship to the next level to tried-and-true musical and lyrical conceits. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026 Seemingly forgotten, Aaliyah returned and was shockingly revealed to be behind attempts to kidnap and torture CIA operative Joe McNamara (Zoe Saldaña). — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026 Yana Radeva, shockingly a first-time actor, is quietly commanding as Veska, suggesting entire histories without spelling them out, while Grisebach’s documentary-like naturalism makes even the film’s strangest turns feel oddly plausible. — Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026 The secret behind the Miramar jean is Rag & Bone’s signature printing technique, which creates a shockingly convincing denim illusion on soft terry cloth. — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2026 Still, this increasingly eerie repertory pick is phenomenally made science fiction and not to be missed by anyone who thinks the tale of a Cold War-era supercomputer demonstrating a shockingly plausible doomsday might be for them. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2026 There's been a shockingly sharp increase in hospitalizations amid a summer of e-bike and e-scooter crashes, especially among children below the legal age of 16 to ride an e-bike, the doctors say. — Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 Garrett, however, looked shockingly human in the Rams’ loss to the San Francisco 49ers in Australia. — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Sometimes their behavior is shockingly sophisticated, sometimes shockingly juvenile. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shockingly
  1. surprisingly
  2. conspicuously
  3. awfully
  4. astonishingly
  5. strikingly
  6. terribly
  7. amazingly
  8. luridly
Adverb
  • And, not surprisingly, there are some lovely weaving metaphors throughout, not the least of which is how a mix of contrasting colors and imperfections yields the most compelling cloth.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • In my experience as a business leader in retail, businesses are often very good at describing themselves and surprisingly bad at explaining why someone should choose them.
    — Margareta Petrovic, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of surprisingly
Adverb
  • Murphy was conspicuously absent from the bill, and its introduction marked a turning point for his approach to the issue.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Trump backtracked, and has conspicuously softened his stance.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of conspicuously
Adverb
  • The details on the new system are still months away, expected in February, which is getting awfully close to the start of the 2027-28 school year, when the changes are intended to be in effect.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • So Tesla was claiming to get awfully close to that, match its top speed of about 256 mph (412 km/h), and deliver 621 miles (1,000 km) of range for a tenth of the price.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of awfully
Adverb
  • If this were to be done, making just a handful of them would be astonishingly expensive per aircraft.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Yet given how rickety and stingy the country’s system of early-childhood support already is, the specifics of Vance’s proposal could produce astonishingly cruel results.
    — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of astonishingly
Adverb
  • Trump has also lashed out at individual reporters in person or over social media, sometimes in strikingly personal terms -- insulting them in briefings, or in his recent speech at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Trump has also lashed out at individual reporters in person or over social media, sometimes in strikingly personal terms.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of strikingly
Adverb
  • Fortunately, if no less terribly, there is more to the story, and many of the most compelling scenes have little or nothing to do with Michael.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
  • This is not at all to suggest Tove Lo has become terribly sensible, though.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of terribly
Adverb
  • The movie never punches for laughs, and the filmmakers are amazingly assured in their subtle style and their meticulous attention to detail.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 20 Sep. 2026
  • And amazingly, though perhaps not surprisingly, Zverev has been able to collect those two trophies without beating either Alcaraz or Sinner all year.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of amazingly
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  • His corpse was luridly blown up on a projector, streaming live on the Law&Crime YouTube channel, naked and dead.
    — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
  • This involved hanging and displaying the body in a luridly public cage.
    — Tara Ramanathan, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026
Definition of luridly

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“Shockingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shockingly. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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