unsurprisingly

adverb

un·sur·pris·ing·ly ˌən-sər-ˈprī-ziŋ-lē

ˌən-sə-

Synonyms of unsurprisingly next

: as is not surprising

matters complicate, unsurprisingly—

Stanley Kauffmann

: in an unsurprising manner

the story ended unsurprisingly

Examples of unsurprisingly in a Sentence

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Broadcom was, perhaps unsurprisingly, the top-performing stock in the S & P 500 for the week, gaining 25.2%. —

Zev Fima, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2024 Buendia had spearheaded Norwich City’s promotion from the Championship, registering 31 goal involvements and unsurprisingly being named the division’s player of the season. —

Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024 With election night on Nov. 5, cable news unsurprisingly had a strong showing in the week of Nov. 4-10 with 48 billion minutes of viewing across all news channels (vs. 36 billion the week before). —

Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024 These beds are unsurprisingly in limited supply, and are made to order. —

Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 9 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unsurprisingly

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of unsurprisingly was in 1950

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“Unsurprisingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsurprisingly. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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