SHOCKINGLY Synonyms: 142 Similar and Opposite Words

shockingly

adverb

Definition of shockingly

as in surprisingly

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as in conspicuously

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as in awfully

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Recent Examples of shockingly This was a shockingly British episode of this quintessentially British show. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026 Such flat, enervating filmmaking makes the whole endeavor a shockingly cynical affair. — Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 The shockingly intimate documentary initially tracks Holmes’ final 30 days with her partner Billy Evans and their two children, before beginning her 11-year prison sentence. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2026 The group’s advocacy for narcotics was both far-out—the idea that Class As might ever be administered clinically or therapeutically by the NHS was a fringe pursuit—and shockingly comprehensive. — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026 Hoyer shockingly stole Counsell from the Brewers three years ago with the lure of the biggest managerial contract ever, believing Counsell’s obvious skills and brains would help strengthen the Cubs and weaken the Brewers. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 Then, shockingly, the whale took a sharp turn upward, Packard recalled. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 15 Oct. 2026 And yet, that low bar isn't even achieved on a shockingly frequent basis. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026 Soundcore by Anker Q20i Headphones Prime Day Deal The Anker Q20i offers a shockingly low price for incredible sound quality—what Anker knows best! — Carlos Mejia, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shockingly

Adverb

Rooms Las Alcobas offers a moody-luxe atmosphere with a touch of Mexican influence throughout its 35 surprisingly spacious suites and three penthouses, where dark rosewood and fresh, fragile orchids take center stage.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
The dot-and-blend technique, step by step The method is surprisingly simple.

— Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of surprisingly

Adverb

London — Europe has been conspicuously absent from high-level talks about how to use artificial intelligence safely, despite crafting the world’s first comprehensive set of rules to govern the technology.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
Kevin Mayer co-founded Candle Media in 2021 as a followup to a lengthy tenure as a senior Disney exec and a conspicuously short one as CEO of TikTok.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of conspicuously

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The company hopes to make diagnostic testing cheaper and more accessible — a mission that may sound awfully familiar to anyone who followed the rise and fall of Theranos.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
If anything, Trump’s escalating attempts to strong-arm people into a supposedly nicer term for AI makes him — and the industry itself — look awfully weak.

— Adi Robertson, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of awfully

Adverb

Some years later, almost just as astonishingly, Stephen Dixon and I became pen pals.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026
Forecasts for this storm reflect the improving reliability of AI weather models overall, and signal an astonishingly rapid shift to routine use of such products by human forecasters.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of astonishingly

Adverb

Patients were justifiably afraid to come to the hospital during that period, and many shifts were strikingly still and quiet.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
The show will follow four young men from different backgrounds who are found dead in rivers under strikingly similar circumstances, exploring both the mystery of their deaths and the connections between them in life.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of strikingly

Adverb

But Salazar, who, amazingly, is also a Cuban American former news anchor, is now reckoning with her district increasingly turning on the President amid economic pressure and an immigration crackdown that is extremely unpopular among Latinos.

— Daniel Castro, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2026
Reid, amazingly, has the most wins of any coach at Allegiant with seven.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of amazingly

Adverb

The frame is squarish in shape, recalling the years before wide-screens were widespread; the colors, especially the flesh tones, are luridly oversaturated.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026
His corpse was luridly blown up on a projector, streaming live on the Law&Crime YouTube channel, naked and dead.

— Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026

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