Definitions

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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Speaking to the BBC, she called her Eurovision experience "surprisingly beautiful".

From BBC • May 14, 2026

More recent paleontology research has continued uncovering surprisingly detailed soft tissue preservation in Edmontosaurus specimens, including evidence of fleshy structures and preserved skin anatomy.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

After a surprisingly quick negotiation with the film and TV studios, the members of the Writers Guild of America have officially ratified a new four-year contract.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

There are surprisingly few contraindications to oral estradiol, and women can talk to their doctors to see if this is an option.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

She had a great sense of humor, she could throw down in the kitchen, and she was surprisingly good at video games.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

surprisingly

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