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Increasingly vs Surprisingly - What's the difference?

increasingly | surprisingly |

As adverbs the difference between increasingly and surprisingly

is that increasingly is increasing in amount or intensity while surprisingly is in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual.

increasingly

English

Alternative forms

* encreasingly

Adverb

(-)
  • increasing in amount or intensity
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=September 2 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Bulgaria 0-3 England , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Rooney had been suffered a barren spell for England with only one goal in 15 games but he was in no mood to ignore the gifts on offer in front of an increasingly subdued Bulgarian support.}}

    Synonyms

    * more and more

    surprisingly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual.
    • The house was surprisingly small for such a numerous family.
    Not surprisingly , the electrician didn't come at the time he had said.
  • * {{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 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.}}

    Synonyms

    * unexpectedly * unusually

    Antonyms

    * as usual * normally

    Usage notes

    * This adverb is more often used to modify an adjective than a verb