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# surprisingly

adverb

«surprisingly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. In a way that is surprising or not expected. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surprisingly/#m1)
2. Used to say that a fact is not what people would expect: «surprisingly, it was free». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surprisingly/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories and reports it signals a twist: «surprisingly, the smallest dog won». In science it marks a result that went against the prediction. In everyday life: «it was surprisingly easy». In maths it may warn that the answer is not what it seems. Phrases: «surprisingly well», «surprisingly easy», «not surprisingly», «surprisingly enough».

### Examples

- The test was surprisingly easy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surprisingly/#x1)
- Surprisingly, the tortoise won the race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surprisingly/#x2)
- The little girl was surprisingly strong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surprisingly/#x3)
- Not surprisingly, everyone was tired after the long trip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surprisingly/#x4)
- The heavy box floated surprisingly well. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surprisingly/#x5)
- Surprisingly, the cheaper toy lasted longer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surprisingly/#x6)
- The water was surprisingly warm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surprisingly/#x7)

### Note

Spelling: «sur-prise» with an «r» after «u» (not «suprisingly»). «Not surprisingly» means the opposite: «as expected». It often comes at the start of a sentence followed by a comma.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «surprisingly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surprisingly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«surprisingly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/surprisingly.html) on Mova free.