Synonyms of surprisingly

surprisingly

adverb

as in unusually

in an unexpected way

The kids were surprisingly well-behaved during the sleepover.

The restaurant's food was affordable and surprisingly delicious.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unusually
• unexpectedly
• amazingly
• astonishingly
• astoundingly
• stunningly
• shockingly
• suddenly
• uncommonly
• unanticipatedly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• commonly
• ordinarily
• unsurprisingly
• obviously
• expectedly

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of surprisingly

All accommodations are spacious and feature king or two double beds and offer standard amenities such as a flat-screen TV, a coffee machine, a mini bar, and complimentary Wi-Fi, which was surprisingly fast and had excellent coverage throughout the resort. —Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 13 Dec. 2024

The Simple Life has had a surprisingly lasting impact. —Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2024

The decision surprisingly led to an extraordinary friendship between the two and and another dog named Piggy. —Ashley Vega, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024

An experiment conducted by AI startup Altera where up to 1000 autonomous AI agents were given access to large language models to interact with each other found that the AI agents did surprisingly human things, MIT Tech Review reported. —Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024