Surprisingly
Surprisingly adverb - In a surprising manner.
Suddenly and surprisingly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Suddenly" instead an adverb "Surprisingly".
Suddenly
Suddenly adverb - With great suddenness.
Usage example: the bus stopped suddenly, and somebody's lunch landed in the aisle
Surprisingly and suddenly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Surprisingly" instead an adverb "Suddenly".
Nearby Words: sudden, suddenness
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- short and surprisingly
- short and suddenly
- right and surprisingly
- right and suddenly
- unprepared and surprisingly
- unprepared and suddenly
- carelessly and surprisingly
- carelessly and suddenly
- sudden and surprisingly
- sudden and suddenly
- abruptly and surprisingly
- abruptly and suddenly
- aback and surprisingly
- aback and suddenly
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