Surprisingly
adverb
In an unexpected or shocking manner.
Surprisingly, he finished the marathon first despite his injury.
Often appears as...
- surprisingly quick
- surprisingly easy
adverb
To a degree that is surprising or unexpected.
The task was surprisingly difficult.
Often appears as...
- surprisingly high
- surprisingly accurate
adverb
In an unexpected or shocking manner.
Surprisingly, he finished the marathon first despite his injury.
Often appears as...
- surprisingly quick
- surprisingly easy
adverb
To a degree that is surprising or unexpected.
The task was surprisingly difficult.
Often appears as...
- surprisingly high
- surprisingly accurate
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Unexpected Context
Use 'surprisingly' when a situation defies common expectations.
Surprisingly, the cat befriended the mouse.
Pro Tip 2/3Stress Emotion
Conveys the speaker's strong emotional response to the unexpected situation.
Surprisingly, she laughed instead of getting angry.
Pro Tip 3/3Preceding Irony
Often introduces a statement that is ironic or opposite to what is anticipated.
Surprisingly, the comedian's jokes were met with silence.
Pro Tip 1/3Unexpected Context
Use 'surprisingly' when a situation defies common expectations.
Surprisingly, the cat befriended the mouse.
Pro Tip 2/3Stress Emotion
Conveys the speaker's strong emotional response to the unexpected situation.
Surprisingly, she laughed instead of getting angry.
Pro Tip 3/3Preceding Irony
Often introduces a statement that is ironic or opposite to what is anticipated.
Surprisingly, the comedian's jokes were met with silence.
Pro Tip 1/3Unexpected Context
Use 'surprisingly' when a situation defies common expectations.
Surprisingly, the cat befriended the mouse.
Pro Tip 2/3Stress Emotion
Conveys the speaker's strong emotional response to the unexpected situation.
Surprisingly, she laughed instead of getting angry.
Pro Tip 3/3Preceding Irony
Often introduces a statement that is ironic or opposite to what is anticipated.
Surprisingly, the comedian's jokes were met with silence.
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Jonathan Foley: The...
and massive degradation of lakes and rivers. Surprisingly, agriculture is the biggest contributor to climate change. It generates 30% of greenhouse gas emissions. That's more than the emissions from all electricity and industry, or from all the world's planes, trains and automobiles. Most agricultural emissions come from tropical deforestation, methane from animals and rice fields,
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What does an alien look...
we find the coldest deserts on the earth lifestyle survive here surprisingly tardigrades the earth hardest organisms thrive fair and what and they live inside rocks the next time someone asks you to imagine an alien I hope your aliens look a little bit more like my aliens and that you remember they're
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What can you learn from...
That's helping us understand how diseases like tuberculosis have evolved over the centuries so we can build better treatments for people today. Ancient skeletons can tell us a surprisingly great deal about the past. So if your remains are someday buried intact,
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Zoologist spots Three...
they are also surprisingly comfortable with the insects in their fur sloths actually have a special relationship with a moth called the sloth mop and you can see him crawling all over her right now and these moths spend their entire life on the back of the
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The benefits of a good...
but many of us give surprisingly little attention and care to it. This neglect is often the result of a major misunderstanding. Sleep isn't lost time, or just a way to rest when all our important work is done. Instead, it's a critical function,
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What happens during a...
And surprisingly, in many people, especially those with diabetes, which affects the nerves that carry pain, a heart attack may be silent. If you think that someone might be having a heart attack, the most important thing is to respond quickly.
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Deserts 101 PIPE National...
better management of limited water resources, and limiting further development, it may be possible to curb desertification while protecting our surprisingly rich desert ecosystems.
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How Do Goldfish Flirt? PIPE...
experiments revealed that goldfish recognize their owners they have surprisingly good memories to five months are long they're extendable jaw help suck up food the edible bets are
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Wild Leaps Of Faith PIPE...
water it's early may and the tawny isle nest is surprisingly quiet only the youngest member of the family remains the rest are exploring the world
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Penguin Chicks Struggle...
By early summer, the chicks are surprisingly well-developed and now look ready to take on the world.
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Jonathan Foley: The...
and massive degradation of lakes and rivers. Surprisingly, agriculture is the biggest contributor to climate change. It generates 30% of greenhouse gas emissions. That's more than the emissions from all electricity and industry, or from all the world's planes, trains and automobiles. Most agricultural emissions come from tropical deforestation, methane from animals and rice fields,
Video examples
What does an alien look...
we find the coldest deserts on the earth lifestyle survive here surprisingly tardigrades the earth hardest organisms thrive fair and what and they live inside rocks the next time someone asks you to imagine an alien I hope your aliens look a little bit more like my aliens and that you remember they're
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What can you learn from...
That's helping us understand how diseases like tuberculosis have evolved over the centuries so we can build better treatments for people today. Ancient skeletons can tell us a surprisingly great deal about the past. So if your remains are someday buried intact,
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Zoologist spots Three...
they are also surprisingly comfortable with the insects in their fur sloths actually have a special relationship with a moth called the sloth mop and you can see him crawling all over her right now and these moths spend their entire life on the back of the
Video examples
The benefits of a good...
but many of us give surprisingly little attention and care to it. This neglect is often the result of a major misunderstanding. Sleep isn't lost time, or just a way to rest when all our important work is done. Instead, it's a critical function,
Video examples
What happens during a...
And surprisingly, in many people, especially those with diabetes, which affects the nerves that carry pain, a heart attack may be silent. If you think that someone might be having a heart attack, the most important thing is to respond quickly.
Video examples
Deserts 101 PIPE National...
better management of limited water resources, and limiting further development, it may be possible to curb desertification while protecting our surprisingly rich desert ecosystems.
Video examples
How Do Goldfish Flirt? PIPE...
experiments revealed that goldfish recognize their owners they have surprisingly good memories to five months are long they're extendable jaw help suck up food the edible bets are
Video examples
Wild Leaps Of Faith PIPE...
water it's early may and the tawny isle nest is surprisingly quiet only the youngest member of the family remains the rest are exploring the world
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Penguin Chicks Struggle...
By early summer, the chicks are surprisingly well-developed and now look ready to take on the world.
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Terry Teachout
American Critic
Not surprisingly, my parents' generation did everything they could to make life easier for their own children. Was that good for us? I wonder. It certainly didn't do us any good from a cultural point of view. I'm struck by how few boomers have embraced adult culture in middle age.
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Lewis Howes
American Author
The key in telling stories that people relate to is, not surprisingly, vulnerability and authenticity. That means that letting people know the struggle behind your brand - the failures and mistakes - and how you got through them is really important.
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Seth MacFarlane
American Cartoonist
I think at times I read too much of my own press. I wish I was better at taking in how great my life is, but that's surprisingly elusive. I tend to be very hard on myself and insecure about failing no matter what happens.
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Richard Thaler
American Economist
As every successful parent learns, one way to encourage good behavior, from room-cleaning to tooth-brushing, is to make it fun. Not surprisingly, the same principle applies to adults. Adults like to have fun, too.
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Jacqueline Novogratz
American Businesswoman
Not surprisingly, most people feel most beautiful when they are involved in an act of service, or are doing something that makes them feel generous, connected, or seen by others.
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Sallie Patrick
American Producer
I was a fan of the original 'Dynasty' - the fabulous fashion, the spectacular camp, but also the characters who carried the camp into surprisingly emotional places.
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Jane Pauley
American Journalist
I would not take for granted that my personal life - because I knew better than anybody - that it was just a life. It was surprisingly an ordinary life.
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Paolo Bacigalupi
American Writer
Mostly I sat down and said, 'I'm not going to write a boring story.' And that actually, surprisingly, solves most of your problems.
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Roger Allam
English Actor
A lot of actors are relatively shy people, surprisingly, so acting is a way of not being shy - and being paid not to be shy.
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John F. Kennedy Jr.
American Lawyer
I have a pretty normal life, surprisingly.
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Terry Teachout
American Critic
Not surprisingly, my parents' generation did everything they could to make life easier for their own children. Was that good for us? I wonder. It certainly didn't do us any good from a cultural point of view. I'm struck by how few boomers have embraced adult culture in middle age.
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Lewis Howes
American Author
The key in telling stories that people relate to is, not surprisingly, vulnerability and authenticity. That means that letting people know the struggle behind your brand - the failures and mistakes - and how you got through them is really important.
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Seth MacFarlane
American Cartoonist
I think at times I read too much of my own press. I wish I was better at taking in how great my life is, but that's surprisingly elusive. I tend to be very hard on myself and insecure about failing no matter what happens.
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Richard Thaler
American Economist
As every successful parent learns, one way to encourage good behavior, from room-cleaning to tooth-brushing, is to make it fun. Not surprisingly, the same principle applies to adults. Adults like to have fun, too.
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Jacqueline Novogratz
American Businesswoman
Not surprisingly, most people feel most beautiful when they are involved in an act of service, or are doing something that makes them feel generous, connected, or seen by others.
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Sallie Patrick
American Producer
I was a fan of the original 'Dynasty' - the fabulous fashion, the spectacular camp, but also the characters who carried the camp into surprisingly emotional places.
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Jane Pauley
American Journalist
I would not take for granted that my personal life - because I knew better than anybody - that it was just a life. It was surprisingly an ordinary life.
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Paolo Bacigalupi
American Writer
Mostly I sat down and said, 'I'm not going to write a boring story.' And that actually, surprisingly, solves most of your problems.
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Roger Allam
English Actor
A lot of actors are relatively shy people, surprisingly, so acting is a way of not being shy - and being paid not to be shy.
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John F. Kennedy Jr.
American Lawyer
I have a pretty normal life, surprisingly.
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