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, predictably, unsurprisingly