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curiously

ADVERB
especially
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chiefly exclusively notably principally specially specifically
STRONG
peculiarly
WEAK
abnormally above all before all else conspicuously eminently expressly extraordinarily in particular in specie mainly markedly oddly outstandingly preeminently primarily remarkably signally singularly strangely strikingly supremely unaccountably uncommonly uncustomarily uniquely unusually wonderfully
Antonyms
STRONGEST
broadly
WEAK
commonly generally normally ordinarily unexceptionally usually
ADVERB
peculiarly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bizarrely strangely
WEAK
eccentrically queerly unusually
ADVERB
remarkably
Synonyms
STRONGEST
awfully exceptionally extraordinarily really singularly so strangely surprisingly terribly uncommonly very
WEAK
almighty awful especially extra mighty oddly peculiarly plenty powerful rarely real right so much terrifically too much uncommon
Antonyms
STRONGEST
commonly little
ADVERB
strangely
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abnormally amazingly peculiarly rarely remarkably startlingly strikingly surprisingly uncommonly uniquely unusually
STRONG
queerly
WEAK
astonishingly exceptionally exotically fantastically indescribably unfamiliarly unnaturally
Antonyms
STRONGEST
frequently
WEAK
commonly normally regularly unexceptionally usually
ADVERB
unusually
Synonyms
STRONGEST
awfully extraordinarily really remarkably so strangely surprisingly terribly terrifically uncommonly very
WEAK
almighty awful especially extra mighty oddly peculiarly plenty powerful rarely real right so much too much uncommon
Antonyms
STRONGEST
commonly little
WEAK
normally usually

Example Sentences

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Curiously, I don’t remember the food itself in any particular detail.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

Curiously, that may prove to be the more telling of the twin views.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Curiously, he notes, people have such reverence for these hypnotic streams of light that they duck to avoid disturbing them rather than crossing in front of them.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

Curiously, DDT did not kill the birds outright, but rather caused their eggshells to collapse under the weight of the incubating adults.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

Curiously enough, these were the only ones given.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

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