shockingly

adverb

Definition of shockinglynext
1
as in surprisingly

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2
as in conspicuously

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3
as in awfully

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shockingly
  1. surprisingly
  2. terribly
  3. amazingly
Adverb
  • Yet its enthusiasm for human interaction is, like the urge for autobiography, surprisingly hard to resist.
    John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Even though the quick bread batter only asked for 2 tablespoons of oil and included the same amount of bananas as most of our Test Kitchen’s signature banana bread recipes, this ended up tender, moist, and surprisingly rich in fruit flavor.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of surprisingly
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  • We were treated terribly during the hostage crisis.
    Courtney Dorning, NPR, 11 Jan. 2025
  • And in a terribly fateful move, economists encouraged the switching of a tariff for an income tax, the spirit of 1913, when the income tax came on and the tariff was substantially reduced.
    Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of terribly
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  • By many prayers, blessings and what was a miracle, my mom was amazingly on the road to recovery from the start.
    Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The video was posted on social media, and amazingly, people actually responded.
    Barry Levitt, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of amazingly
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