surprisingly
/səˈpɹaɪzɪŋli/
surprisingly adverb: in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual.
Adverb
surprisingly (comparative more surprisingly, superlative most surprisingly)
- In a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual.
- Near-synonyms: unexpectedly, unusually
- The house was surprisingly small for such a numerous family.
- Synonyms:
- believe it or not[sentence adverb]] sense>, unexpectedly, unusually
- Antonyms:
- unsurprisingly, predictably, as usual[as usual
surprisingly meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Telugu
surprisingly in Hindi
- आश्चर्यजनक रूप से
surprisingly in Marathi
- आश्चर्यकारकपणे
surprisingly in Bengali
- surprisingly
- আশ্চর্যজনকভাবে aścorjojonkbhabe
surprisingly in Telugu
- ఆశ్చర్యకరంగా, ఆశ్చర్యంగా
More languagesFewer languages
- surprisingly in Malayalam
- അത്ഭുതകരമാംവിധം
- surprisingly in Kannada
- ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯಕರವಾಗಿ
- surprisingly in Gujarati
- આશ્ચર્યજનક રીતે
- surprisingly in Odia
- ଆଶ୍ଚର୍ଯ୍ଯ଼ଜନକ ଭାବେ
- surprisingly in Tagalog
- pagkakamangha
- surprisingly in Indonesian
- kejutan
- surprisingly in Thai
- อย่างแปลกใจ
- surprisingly in Vietnamese
- không ngờ
Examples of surprisingly in a sentence
- Not surprisingly, the electrician didn't come at the time he had said.
- Chema'd, surprisingly, paid for everything.
- But the surprisingly high vote for the extreme-right candidate, Marine Le Pen, boosted the overall figures for the right and meant that the final runoff vote on 6 May remains on a knife edge.2012 April 23, Angelique Chrisafis, “François Hollande on top but far right scores record result in French election”, in the Guardian:
Synonyms of surprisingly
- believe it or not[sentence adverb]] sense>
- unexpectedly
- unusually
Antonyms
- unsurprisingly
- predictably
- as usual[as usual
Forms of surprisingly
| comparative | more surprisingly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most surprisingly |
Origin of surprisingly
From surprising + -ly.
Questions about surprisingly
- What does surprisingly mean?
- Surprisingly means in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual.
- What is surprisingly in Hindi?
- Surprisingly in Hindi is आश्चर्यजनक रूप से. See Surprisingly meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use surprisingly in a sentence?
- Not surprisingly, the electrician didn't come at the time he had said.
- What part of speech is surprisingly?
- Surprisingly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce surprisingly?
- Surprisingly is pronounced /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋli/.
Words near surprisingly in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: surprisingly (page history and authors); surprisingly (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); surprisingly (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); আশ্চর্যজনকভাবে (Bengali) (page history and authors); surprisingly (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); surprisingly (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); surprisingly (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); surprisingly (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); surprisingly (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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