CEFR B2

shockingly

adverb

Meaning

In a way that causes great surprise, dismay, or offense because it is unexpected or inappropriate.

Examples

  • The team, despite being favorites, performed shockingly poorly in the final match.
  • She discovered, quite shockingly, that her long-lost brother lived just two towns away.

Synonyms: surprisingly, astonishingly, appallingly, outrageously