unsurprisingly (B2)

adverb

Pronunciation: /ˌʌnsərˈpraɪzɪŋli/

Definition

In a way that is not surprising; as expected.

Examples

• Unsurprisingly, the team with the best record won the championship.

• After working all night, she was, unsurprisingly, very tired the next morning.

• The new policy, unsurprisingly, faced strong opposition from those it negatively affected.

Synonyms of unsurprisingly

Words with a similar meaning to unsurprisingly:

• predictably
• expectedly
• foreseeably

Antonyms of unsurprisingly

Words with the opposite meaning to unsurprisingly:

• surprisingly
• unexpectedly

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