CEFR B1

surprisingly

adverb

Meaning

In a way that causes surprise; unexpectedly.

Surprisingly, the small team managed to win the championship against much larger clubs.
The movie, despite its low budget, was surprisingly good and received critical acclaim.

Synonyms: unexpectedly, remarkably, astonishingly, startlingly

adverb

Pronunciation: /sərˈpraɪzɪŋli/

In a way that causes surprise; unexpectedly.

Surprisingly, the small team managed to win the championship against much larger clubs.
The movie, despite its low budget, was surprisingly good and received critical acclaim.
She found the exam questions surprisingly easy, finishing well before the allotted time.

surprisingly + adjective (collocation): used to modify an adjective, indicating the degree of surprise — "The weather was surprisingly warm for November."
surprisingly + adverb (collocation): used to modify an adverb, indicating unexpectedness of an action — "He reacted surprisingly calmly to the bad news."
surprisingly enough (idiom): used to introduce a statement that is unexpected but true — "Surprisingly enough, I actually enjoyed the lecture."

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