Surprisingly enough, he turned out to be a thief.
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Surprisingly
/səˈpɹaɪzɪŋli/
Synonyms for "surprisingly" (106 found)
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emphaticallyexceptionallyexquisitelyextraextraordinarilyexuberantlyfamouslyfor a wonderfrightfullygenerouslyglaringlyhastilyimpetuouslyimpressivelyimpulsivelyincrediblyintenselylike a flashlike a thunderboltmagically
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Adverb(5 words)
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noblynotablyof a suddenon short noticeparticularlypeculiarlyplopplumpplunkpointedlypopprecipitantlyprecipitatelyprecipitouslypreeminentlyprofuselyprominentlypronouncedlyremarkablyrichly
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7 entriesmore surprisinglymost surprisinglysurprisingly fastsurprisingly largesurprisingly quietsurprisingly stablesurprisingly well
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5 entriessurprisingly closesurprisingly commonsurprisingly durablesurprisingly fastsurprisingly well
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2 entriesmore surprisinglymost surprisingly
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2 entriesSample sentences
15 total sentences available.
Surprisingly, he did his last job in one-third the time it would take me.
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The stock market was surprisingly quiet today.
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Hanako turned out to be a surprisingly nice person.
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