Synonyms for surprisingly
sur·pris·ing·ly

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1. surprisinglyadverb

   Synonyms:
   unusually, unexpectedly

   Antonyms:
   normally, usual

2. surprisinglyadverb

   In a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual.

   Synonyms:
   unexpectedly, unusually

   Antonyms:
   usual, normally

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. surprisinglyadverb

   in a surprising manner

   "he was surprisingly friendly"

   Synonyms:
   amazingly, astonishingly

2. amazingly, surprisingly, astonishinglyadverb

   in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise

   "amazingly, he finished medical school in three years"

   Synonyms:
   amazingly, astonishingly

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1. List of paraphrases for "surprisingly":

   amazingly, astonishingly, strikingly, curiously, remarkably, unexpectedly, stunningly, shockingly, strangely, oddly, paradoxically, interestingly, incredibly

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1. Khalid Khan:

   Starting a screen name with a letter in the top half of the alphabet is surprisingly important, because several measures of success, such as educational attainment and income, are linked to names higher up the alphabet, add to this the fact that search engines sort names alphabetically.

2. Mikael Rautanen:

   The decline in (Nokia's) wireless networks was surprisingly fierce ... The market remains difficult, which seems to add pressure to step up their cost-savings programme.

3. Thomas Abt:

   These conflicts... can occur for surprisingly small things, an insult on social media, a dispute over a girlfriend and so on.

4. Paolo Martelli:

   But actually it's been 10 years now. And she's had a few ups and downs, but she always manages to bounce back and look surprisingly good for years after that.

5. Meron Eren:

   Surprisingly, this letter came from a collector in Israel who probably bought it at an auction in Europe ten or 20 years ago.