Occasionally
Occasionally adverb - On some occasions.
Surprisingly and occasionally are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Surprisingly" instead an adverb "Occasionally".
Surprisingly
Surprisingly adverb - In a surprising manner.
Occasionally and surprisingly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Occasionally" instead an adverb "Surprisingly".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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For such an average place, Everytown seems to become a City of Adventure surprisingly often, and occasionally masks a Town with a Dark Secret.
Source: Everytown, America - Thus, Budnick occasionally drops some surprisingly astute references to bands of that era.
Source: Series / Salute Your Shorts -
Not surprisingly, the National Geographic series Doomsday Preppers occasionally focuses on this type of prepper.
Source: Crazy Survivalist
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Surprisingly and Occasionally. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/occasionally/surprisingly
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Surprisingly or Occasionally. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/occasionally/surprisingly.
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