startlingly
8
5.6
- adverb
- /ˈstɑrtlɪŋli/
:
sorprendentemente
- Lebow and Stein tried to replicate the coding of the cases with startlingly different results.
- startlingly different
- startlingly similar
- startlingly clear
The things that might look identical to me, two things that look green, would look startlingly different to this bird.
- The things that might look identical to me, two things that look green, would look startlingly different to this bird.
- How real, how startlingly alive, is a factory chimney compared with an Elm tree?
Examples
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They look startlingly similar in London.
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Feathers of long hair haloed her beautiful face, looking startlingly black against the white sand.
Fiction book (1996) -
Nearly six years later, when he was forced from office, the record showed a startlingly different result.
Academic text (1990) -
The things that might look identical to me, two things that look green, would look startlingly different to this bird.
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The general theory of relativity has held up startlingly well against all later tests.
Academic text (1991) -
The observations he rendered in oil remain startlingly accurate to a scientist's eye.
Academic text (1991) -
People, as well as environmental organizations, have the full-time job of learning to function in startlingly new circumstances.
Academic text (2001) -
Now, it's startlingly apparent how seldom this happens with the United States.
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His eyes were very blue: a startlingly tense sky blue that was almost the color of Garrison Ladd's.
Fiction book (2000) -
The results of the experiment were startlingly different from what we expected.
Synonyms
272
2.5
In a way that people do not expect
190
3.2
In an unusual or unexpected way
184
3.5
To a very unusual or surprising degree
172
2.8
In a way that is very surprising and hard to believe
150
3.4
In a strange or unexpected way
122
2.3
In a way that causes surprise or wonder
107
3.7
In a way that is very surprising or seems impossible
38
4.8
In a way that surprises or upsets people a lot
35
3.5
In a strange or unexpected way
25
3.9
In a very noticeable way that attracts attention
23
4.4
In a very beautiful or impressive way
21
4.0
In a way that makes people very surprised
14
7.7
In a very unusual and surprising way
12
4.4
In a strange or unexpected way
10
5.3
To a much higher level than usual
7
6.7
To a very surprising degree that is hard to believe
6
4.3
Making people feel very surprised
5
6.9
In a way that is strange, surprising, and hard to explain
3
4.4
Says that something is not expected but is true
2
9.2
In a way that makes people very surprised or impressed
2
6.7
In a way that makes people feel great surprise and admiration
1
8.4
In a way that is very surprising and hard to understand
In a way that makes people stop and look
In a very strange way that feels surprising
Antonyms
How Surprising
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Startlingly comes from the verb startle, which is built on the familiar word start meaning 'to jump' or be suddenly surprised, plus the ending -ly that makes it tell us how something happens. So Startlingly means 'in a way that makes you jump', which is why it describes something 'very surprising'.