surprisingly

adverb

sur·​pris·​ing·​ly sər-ˈprī-ziŋ-lē 

sə-

1

: in a surprising manner : to a surprising degree

a surprisingly fast runner

2

: it is surprising that

surprisingly, voter turnout was high

Examples of surprisingly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But Ferrari surprisingly opted to switch play over to Meazza on the right. —Michael Cox, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025

In the press release, historian Ilya Berkovich said the graffiti was surprisingly diverse, with multiple countries being represented on the walls of the hall. —Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025

But surprisingly, when the book was first published, it was greeted with tepid reviews and weak sales. —Rob Kyff, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2025

For the main dish star, roasted lamb (pictured) is surprisingly no-fuss. —Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for surprisingly

• tantalizingly
• unsurprisingly
• uncompromisingly

Kids Definition

surprisingly

adverb

sur·​pris·​ing·​ly -lē 

1

: in a surprising manner : to a surprising degree

a surprisingly fast runner

2

: it is surprising that

surprisingly, no one disagreed