Collocations for "surprisingly"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "surprisingly" in context.
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surprisingly
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adv
- was surprisingly [near, close, far, short]
- was surprisingly [difficult, tough, hard] to
- that was surprisingly [easy, simple, straightforward]
- a surprisingly good [movie, book, read, meal]
- a surprisingly easy [exam, test, question]
- is surprisingly easy to [pass, handle, drive]
- surprisingly effective [treatments, methods]
- surprisingly little [attention, interest, research, information]
- was surprisingly well [done, made, built]
- the [movie, story] ends surprisingly
- [setting it up, installing it] is surprisingly simple
- it is surprisingly simple to [set up]
- surprisingly, it was [good, excellent, great]
- surprisingly, there were [none, many, a great deal]
- rather surprisingly, [many, nobody, few] survived
- [most, more, less, just as] surprisingly
- not surprisingly
'surprisingly' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
affordable
- flesh
- good
- helpful
- intriguing
- perhaps
- resourceful
- seamless
- subdued
- swift
- tricky
- well