surprisingly

adverb

Definition of surprisinglynext
as in unusually
in an unexpected way The kids were surprisingly well-behaved during the sleepover. The restaurant's food was affordable and surprisingly delicious.

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Recent Examples of surprisingly One of our favorite gifting hubs, Anthropologie also stocks a surprisingly robust assortment of outdoor furniture and decor. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 3 July 2026 While the challenges are different, the underlying questions are surprisingly familiar. — Ashok N. Srivastava, Fortune, 3 July 2026 When the two competing versions tested, the scores surprisingly dropped significantly, although the studio’s inched out ahead of Gillespie’s…but by only two points, according to sources. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026 In fact, the city has a surprisingly robust arts and culture scene, anchored by institutions like the Vero Beach Museum of Art, Riverside Theatre, and Vero Beach Opera. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for surprisingly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surprisingly
  1. unusually
  2. unexpectedly
  3. amazingly
  4. astonishingly
  5. astoundingly
  6. stunningly
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  • The Tetra, from Analog Machine Works, features an unusually long tubular space frame with a pair of opposite-facing tetrahedrons in its interconnected structure.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 July 2026
  • By Wednesday evening, senior White House officials had decided to actively support the effort to contest the suspension, which many soccer analysts viewed as an unusually harsh punishment.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 6 July 2026
Definition of unusually
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  • Expecting a change of pace, she is instead unexpectedly pulled into a murder investigation involving a female climate activist.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 3 July 2026
  • And suddenly, all those pages of analysis feel a lot like a MapQuest printout when the road is unexpectedly closed.
    — Jack O'Hara, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of unexpectedly
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  • But, amazingly, some on the right are making just that claim.
    — Marc A. Thiessen, Washington Post, 2 July 2026
  • To oppose advert — sorry, hydration — breaks is now, amazingly, to stand opposed to football players having a quick drink after playing 22 minutes in 40C (104F) heat.
    — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Definition of amazingly
Adverb
  • That combination caught the eye of private equity, with PE firms stepping in to acquire clinics around the country at an astonishingly high rate.
    — Jeff Beck, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Cape Verde came astonishingly close to taking defending champions Argentina all the way to penalties, eventually falling to a 3-2 extra-time defeat despite an incredible goal from full-back Sidny Lopes Cabral.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of astonishingly
Adverb
  • To this point, this World Cup has been astoundingly good, frankly.
    — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 7 July 2026
  • Mendoza, 6-foot-5, was astoundingly effective for the Indiana Hoosiers in 2025, winning the Heisman Trophy and the national championship.
    — Trevor Woods, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of astoundingly
Adverb
  • Yet stunningly, the three refs ignored the infraction in real time.
    — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 27 June 2026
  • Meanwhile, the side that stopped La Roja in its tracks last week, Cape Verde, has stunningly kept its World Cup dream alive.
    — David Hickey, NBC news, 22 June 2026
Definition of stunningly

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