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surprisingly

[ser-prahy-zing-lee, suh-] / sərˈpraɪ zɪŋ li, sə- /
ADVERB
particularly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
especially exceptionally notably principally specially unusually
STRONG
peculiarly
WEAK
decidedly distinctly explicitly expressly in particular individually markedly outstandingly singularly uncommonly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
normally usually
WEAK
commonly generally
ADVERB
remarkably
Synonyms
STRONGEST
awfully curiously exceptionally extraordinarily really singularly so strangely 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 curiously peculiarly rarely remarkably startlingly strikingly uncommonly uniquely unusually
STRONG
queerly
WEAK
astonishingly exceptionally exotically fantastically indescribably unfamiliarly unnaturally
Antonyms
STRONGEST
frequently
WEAK
commonly normally regularly unexceptionally usually
ADVERB
unawares
Synonyms
STRONG
short
WEAK
aback abruptly accidentally by accident by mistake by surprise carelessly ignorantly inadvertently mistakenly off guard sudden unconsciously unexpectedly unintentionally unknowingly unprepared unready unwittingly
Antonyms
WEAK
consciously knowingly
ADVERB
unusually
Synonyms
STRONGEST
awfully curiously extraordinarily really remarkably so strangely 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
ADVERB
very
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absolutely awfully certainly decidedly deeply eminently exceedingly excessively extraordinarily extremely greatly highly incredibly noticeably particularly pretty profoundly remarkably terribly truly uncommonly unusually wonderfully
WEAK
acutely amply astonishingly considerably dearly emphatically exaggeratedly extensively indispensably largely notably positively powerfully pressingly prodigiously substantially superlatively surpassingly vastly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
commonly doubtfully dubiously indefinite little unremarkably usually

Example Sentences

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Stromberg makes Calvin seem not only reasonable but surprisingly sensitive.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

The condition turns up in 10% to 20% of people in their 70s, and predisposes them to blood cancer and, surprisingly, heart disease, likely driven by the inflammation these rogue cells provoke.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

"By asking why LNPs perform so differently in the physiological milieu of the body, we found a surprisingly simple answer that could make a wide range of mRNA and gene editing therapies substantially more effective."

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

They give us candy-coated comedy with a surprisingly varied center, full of unexpected twists.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

They had seemed so happy in the woods, and so at home in that surprisingly cozy cave—who was Penelope to say that life at Ashton Place was better?

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood