surprisingly
US /sɚˈpraɪzɪŋli/
adverb Target · B2 Đời sống hằng ngày
Definition
in a surprising manner
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The meeting was surprisingly short, and everyone left before noon.
Word Family
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VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
surprising
AdverbAdv
surprisingly gốc
Synonyms
- amazinglyin an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise
- astonishinglyin an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise
- remarkablyto a remarkable degree or extent
Collocations
- Easy surprisingly easydescribing surprisingly easy (in a surprising manner)
- Medium surprisingly strong quarterly sales figuresdescribing surprisingly strong quarterly sales figures (in a surprising manner)
- Hard perform surprisingly well amid inflationary headwindsto perform surprisingly well amid inflationary headwinds, meaning to carry out or perform an action
- Very Hard surprisingly resilient in the teeth of liquidity crunchesdescribing surprisingly resilient in the teeth of liquidity crunches (in a surprising manner)
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