SHOCKINGLY Synonyms: 142 Similar and Opposite Words

shockingly

adverb

Definition of shockingly

as in surprisingly

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as in conspicuously

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as in awfully

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Recent Examples of shockingly The group’s advocacy for narcotics was both far-out—the idea that Class As might ever be administered clinically or therapeutically by the NHS was a fringe pursuit—and shockingly comprehensive. — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026 Whatever the original intentions, Crystal Lake is shockingly muddled. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026 And yet, that low bar isn't even achieved on a shockingly frequent basis. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026 During last Tuesday’s Yacht Rock Night, Taylor Hanson and Britt Stewart were shockingly eliminated from the competition. — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026 Soundcore by Anker Q20i Headphones Prime Day Deal The Anker Q20i offers a shockingly low price for incredible sound quality—what Anker knows best! — Carlos Mejia, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026 While certainly an improvement on the current barriers (which are a shockingly makeshift solution for a museum that cost over $1 billion), the plaza’s main entryways will remain gated off, confirmed both Lu and Lucas Museum spokesperson Seth Fowler. — Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shockingly

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Not surprisingly, the ballooning price of oil was the driving force behind the inflationary bump as the war in Iran rages on and energy exports remain tied up in the Strait of Hormuz.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
Our newest crop of delusionals is mostly white-collar professionals in their 30s with a surprisingly low level of Boston pride.

— Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of surprisingly

Adverb

London — Europe has been conspicuously absent from high-level talks about how to use artificial intelligence safely, despite crafting the world’s first comprehensive set of rules to govern the technology.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
Kevin Mayer co-founded Candle Media in 2021 as a followup to a lengthy tenure as a senior Disney exec and a conspicuously short one as CEO of TikTok.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of conspicuously

Adverb

If anything, Trump’s escalating attempts to strong-arm people into a supposedly nicer term for AI makes him — and the industry itself — look awfully weak.

— Adi Robertson, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
But the original Best R&B Album category still carries its own sense of cachet, and this year’s field should include some awfully heavy hitters.

— Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of awfully

Adverb

Some years later, almost just as astonishingly, Stephen Dixon and I became pen pals.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026
Forecasts for this storm reflect the improving reliability of AI weather models overall, and signal an astonishingly rapid shift to routine use of such products by human forecasters.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of astonishingly

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Patients were justifiably afraid to come to the hospital during that period, and many shifts were strikingly still and quiet.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
The show will follow four young men from different backgrounds who are found dead in rivers under strikingly similar circumstances, exploring both the mystery of their deaths and the connections between them in life.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of strikingly

Adverb

Another issue is that AI detectors are still not terribly reliable, which Vara addresses in her piece, citing a number of studies to bolster the credentials of Pangram.

— James Folta, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
Probably nothing too terribly bad, especially since Denver has done it without much offensive consistency.

— Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of terribly

Adverb

The frame is squarish in shape, recalling the years before wide-screens were widespread; the colors, especially the flesh tones, are luridly oversaturated.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026
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

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