Dictionary

surprisingly en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋli/
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Etymology

Etymology tree English surprising Middle English -ly English -ly English surprisingly From surprising + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual.
   • Not surprisingly, the electrician didn't come at the time he had said.
   • François Hollande has moved a step closer to becoming the first Socialist president of France in a generation by beating the incumbent, Nicolas Sarkozy, in the first round of elections. But the surprisingly high vote for the extreme-right candidate, Marine Le Pen, boosted the overall figures for the right and meant that the final runoff vote on 6 May remains on a knife edge. 2012 April 23, Angelique Chrisafis, “François Hollande on top but far right scores record result in French election”, in the Guardian:
   • Chema'd, surprisingly, paid for everything.
   • Near-synonyms: unexpectedly, unusually
   • The house was surprisingly small for such a numerous family.

Forms

Antonyms

as usual[as usual · predictably · unsurprisingly

Synonyms

unusually · believe it or not[sentence adverb]] sense> · unexpectedly

Translations (91)

ro surprinzător (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · nl verrassend (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · yue 出乎意料地 (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · sk prekvapujúco (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · pl zadziwiająco (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · io surprizante (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · nb overraskende (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · ru необыча́йно (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · bg неочаквано (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · ja 意外に (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · fi yllättävän (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · eo surprize (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · ca sorprenentment (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · uk напро́чуд (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · es fulminantemente (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · fi ihmeesti (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · sv överraskande (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · ka მოულოდნელად (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · gl sorprendentemente (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · ast sorprendentemente (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · ko 뜻밖에 (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · fi yllättävästi (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · ba ғәжәп (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · io astonante (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · rm surprendentamain (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · ko 놀랍게도 (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · enm straungely (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · de erstaunlicherweise (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · ja 驚くほど (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · cs překvapivě (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · hu meghökkentően (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · bg изненадващо (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · cmn 出乎意料地 (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · uk навдивови́жу (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · pt surpreendentemente (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · sh за̀чудо (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · it sorprendentemente (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · uk ди́вно (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · ga go diail (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · ja 思いの外 (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · ja なんと (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · lv pārsteidzoši (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · pl zaskakująco (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · sh zàčudo (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · id kejutan (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · mk изненадно (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · wuu 居然 (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · es sorprendentemente (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · de überraschenderweise (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · th อย่างแปลกใจ (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · es sorpresivamente (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · hu meglepően (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · fi ihme kyllä (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · sl nepričakovano (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · yue 居然 (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · et üllatavalt (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · kw marthys (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · fr étonnamment (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · cmn 竟然 (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · de überraschend (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · nn overraskande (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · cmn 竟 (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · eo surprizante (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · it a sorpresa (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · lt stebėtinai (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · el εκπληκτικά (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · ru удиви́тельно (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · sq çuditërisht (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · wuu 先勿先 (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · nn forbausande (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · nan-hbl 居然 (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · sk prekvapivo (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · tr şaşırtıcı bir şekilde (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · mk за чудо (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · kk ғаламат (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · tl pagkakamangha (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · nan-hbl 竟然 (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · yue 竟 (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · fi yllätyksellisesti (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · nan-hbl 竟 (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · br eston (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · sl presenetljivo (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · yue 竟然 (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · ka გასაოცრად (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · cmn 居然 (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · tr şaşırtıcı biçimde (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · vi không ngờ (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · fi ihmeteltävästi (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · da overraskende (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · az təəccüblə (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) · nb forbausende (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual)