Synonyms for surprisingly
sur·pris·ing·ly

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1. surprisinglyadverb

   Synonyms:
   unusually, unexpectedly

   Antonyms:
   normally, usual

2. surprisinglyadverb

   In a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual.

   Synonyms:
   unexpectedly, unusually

   Antonyms:
   usual, normally

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. surprisinglyadverb

   in a surprising manner

   "he was surprisingly friendly"

   Synonyms:
   amazingly, astonishingly

2. amazingly, surprisingly, astonishinglyadverb

   in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise

   "amazingly, he finished medical school in three years"

   Synonyms:
   amazingly, astonishingly

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1. List of paraphrases for "surprisingly":

   amazingly, astonishingly, strikingly, curiously, remarkably, unexpectedly, stunningly, shockingly, strangely, oddly, paradoxically, interestingly, incredibly

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1. Laurent Sacharoff:

   They could start with the cloud and try other means of getting in, there are a surprisingly large number of ways to get into a device to figure out the password other than from the person.

2. Interim Executive Chairman Mike Wilkins:

   Not surprisingly, we did see some increase in customer call center enquiries and withdrawal requests, although this has eased back in recent days.

3. Grant White:

   It's been surprisingly relaxed, and you do feel as though you're part of the day because it's very intimate, obviously Windsor has been buzzing today anyway, but to have this ring-side seat is just priceless.

4. Michael Brosowski:

   It's better than you might think, I think that young people have a resilience that is often difficult for us adults to understand, and in Vietnamese culture there is a real attitude of pull yourself back together again and get on with it. So those factors mean that the girls that we meet who have been rescued, they do surprisingly well.

5. Michael Li:

   State courts have proven to be surprisingly fertile territory for this, courts in both Republican states and Democratic states have been willing to strike down maps from the party in charge.