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Surprisingly vs Remarkably - What's the difference?

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As adverbs the difference between surprisingly and remarkably

is that surprisingly is in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual while remarkably is in a remarkable manner.

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

    remarkably

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • (manner) In a remarkable manner.
    • He performed the piece remarkably , offering novel interpretations to its nearly cliched passages.
  • (degree) To a noteworthy extent.
    • That dog is remarkably fierce.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2013, date=April 9, author=Andrei Lankov, title=Stay Cool. Call North Korea’s Bluff., work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Suggestions that those leaders are irrational and their decisions unfathomable are remarkably shallow. North Korea is not a theocracy led by zealots who preach the rewards of the afterlife.}}
  • (evaluative) (Used to draw special attention to a proposition).
    • Remarkably , three State assembly elections were decided by a total of fewer than one hundred votes.