startlingly
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5.6
- adverb
- /ˈstɑrtlɪŋli/
- Lebow and Stein tried to replicate the coding of the cases with startlingly different results.
- startlingly different
- startlingly similar
- startlingly clear
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Watch on YouTubeThe 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
281
2.5
In a way that people do not expect
165
3.5
To a very unusual or surprising degree
148
3.4
In a strange or unexpected way
147
3.2
In an unusual or unexpected way
130
2.3
In a way that causes surprise or wonder
98
3.7
In a way that is very surprising or seems impossible
37
4.8
In a way that surprises or upsets people a lot
33
3.5
In a strange or unexpected way
30
2.8
In a way that is very surprising and hard to believe
23
3.9
In a very noticeable way that attracts attention
21
4.4
In a very beautiful or impressive way
20
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
6
4.3
Making people feel very surprised
6
6.7
To a very surprising degree that is hard to believe
5
6.9
In a way that is strange, surprising, and hard to explain
4
4.4
Says that something is not expected but is true
3
8.4
In a way that is very surprising and hard to understand
3
6.7
In a way that makes people feel great surprise and admiration
1
9.2
In a way that makes people very surprised or impressed
1
7.3
In a way that makes people stop and look
1
6.3
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'.