surprisingly

Adverb

• in a surprising manner
  • "he was surprisingly friendly"
• in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise

Adv

• In a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual.

Examples

• Chema'd, surprisingly, paid for everything.
• Not surprisingly, the electrician didn't come at the time he had said.
• The house was surprisingly small for such a numerous family.

Synonyms

amazingly, astonishingly, believe it or not[sentence adverb]] sense>

Antonyms

;, as usual[as usual#Adverb|its synonyms]]>, predictably, unsurprisingly