CEFR B2

unsurprisingly

adverb

Meaning

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.

Synonyms: predictably, expectedly, foreseeably

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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.

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