Surprisingly
Surprisingly adverb - In a surprising manner.
Thing was and surprisingly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Thing was" instead an adverb "Surprisingly".
Thing was
Surprisingly and thing was are semantically related. You can use "Surprisingly" instead an adverb phrase "Thing was".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Mostly a humor fic, it had me laughing out loud multiple times, and the whole thing was surprisingly believable, considering.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Tenth Doctor Fics
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