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 While wild tigers no longer roam Jaipur, another big cat can still be spotted in the wild, surprisingly close to the heart of the modern city. — Shalbha Sarda, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2026 David Baker of Arlington Heights works near the park and dropped off white pumpkins that are surprisingly harder to carve and crack open. — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2026 But many of his preferred candidates lost, following a surprisingly strong showing for the Democratic Party in the midterms last week. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2026 Not surprisingly, there’s a lot of work that goes into those displays. — Barbara Zito, Martha Stewart, 9 Nov. 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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  • Now industry is fixated on its unusually large lithium concentrations in its massive underground aquifer.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Instead of letting surplus power go unused, a growing class of thermal energy storage systems is exploring an unusually simple solution—heating sand.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of unusually
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  • Avoid starting your search through an unfamiliar advertisement or a link someone sends you unexpectedly.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026
  • This comes amid a housing affordability crisis exacerbated by unexpectedly high mortgage rates.
    — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of unexpectedly
Adverb
  • Yet amazingly, the Packers sit in last place in the tough NFC North, while the Panthers are in first thanks to another season of mediocrity for the NFC South.
    — Josh Dubow, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Gregory is notorious for getting amazingly close to the action, and this special looks to be no different.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of amazingly
Adverb
  • The game's astonishingly ornate textures can jar with its cartoony proportions.
    — James Perkins Mastromarino, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Of the tens of thousands of species that inhabit the region’s lush and astonishingly biodiverse forests today, a handful dominate Asheville’s vibrant foraging and culinary scene.
    — Tovar Cerulli, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of astonishingly
Adverb
  • The possibilities range from astoundingly good omakase in Salt Lake City to heliskiing in Colorado's San Juan mountains.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Picking the flags for our new school was the hardest part of an astoundingly easy process.
    — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of astoundingly
Adverb
  • In some cases, corals turn stunningly fluorescent and colorful at the start of bleaching and after — a last bright gasp of life.
    — Connie Hanzhang Jin, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Yes, Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker then missed a field-goal attempt from 56 yards out — and, stunningly, again from 51 after getting a reprieve on an offside call.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of stunningly

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“Surprisingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surprisingly. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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