Apparently vs Surprisingly - What's the difference?
apparently | surprisingly |
Plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently.
* (rfdate) ,
Seemingly; in appearance only.
According to what the speaker has read or been told.
* 2006 , Lois Lewandowski, The Fatal Heir: A Gillian Jones Mystery , iUniverse, 978-0-595-39843-0,
In a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual.
* {{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=April 23
, author=Angelique Chrisafis
, title=François Hollande on top but far right scores record result in French election
, work=the Guardian
As adverbs the difference between apparently and surprisingly
is that apparently is plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently while surprisingly is in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual.apparently
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- If he should scorn me so apparently .
- A man may be apparently friendly, yet malicious in heart.
- Apparently you are quite a good dancer.
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Synonyms
* (in a way that is manifest) obviously, plainly, clearly, evidently * (in appearance only) ostensibly, seemingly * (according to what one has heard) allegedlysurprisingly
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- The house was surprisingly small for such a numerous family.
- Not surprisingly , the electrician didn't come at the time he had said.
citation, page= , passage=François Hollande has moved a step closer to becoming the first Socialist president of France in a generation by beating the incumbent, Nicolas Sarkozy, in the first round of elections. But the surprisingly high vote for the extreme-right candidate, Marine Le Pen, boosted the overall figures for the right and meant that the final runoff vote on 6 May remains on a knife edge.}}
