surprisingly
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2.5
- adverb
- /sərˈpraɪzɪŋli/
:
sorprendentemente
- Though I didn't know him well, I had grown surprisingly fond of him.
- surprisingly little
- perhaps surprisingly
- surprisingly weak
And so they gave, not surprisingly, the same kind of motion.
- And so they gave, not surprisingly, the same kind of motion.
- It was, it was surprisingly hard to get that to work.
- It is Chinese, but it's actually surprisingly decent.
- And this piece got surprisingly little attention.
- After that there was not so surprisingly a terrible reaction.
- Well, it's going to be called, very surprisingly, David Starkey talks.
Examples
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Your wounds are healing surprisingly quickly.
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Because under a blanket of snow, New York City is truly gorgeous and surprisingly peaceful.
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And it's been surprisingly hard for me to find a job.
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And this piece got surprisingly little attention.
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Yes, and you did surprisingly well.
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All of that going along with its surprisingly high price tag.
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Barbara's test results were surprisingly low.
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The major achievement of Earth Day 1990 was the surprisingly global participation it inspired.
Academic text (1990) -
It was a surprisingly popular service among the local vendors.
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After studying hard, he did surprisingly well on the exam despite his nervousness.
Synonyms
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
106
3.3
More than normal or expected
99
2.3
Happening without any warning
62
5.9
In a very surprising way that seems impossible
38
4.8
In a way that surprises or upsets people a lot
35
3.5
In a strange or unexpected way
31
4.1
In a strange or unexpected 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
8
5.6
In a way that makes people feel very surprised
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
1
7.9
In a way that is the opposite of what you expect
1
8.4
In a way that is very surprising and hard to understand
1
8.2
In a way that shocks and feels out of place
In a way people do not expect
Antonyms
Idioms
How Surprising
Surface Forms
Morphology
surprisingly = surprising (transparent) = surprise + ing + ly
Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'surprising', which itself is transparently derived from the verb 'surprise' + '-ing'.
Etymology
Surprisingly comes from surprise, a word that originally meant 'to take' someone suddenly, made from parts sur- 'over' and a root that means 'take'. So to be surprised is to be suddenly 'taken' or caught off guard, and adding -ly makes it mean 'in a way that causes surprise'.