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Surprising vs Surprisingly - What's the difference?

surprising | surprisingly |

As a verb surprising

is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun surprising

is the action of the verb to surprise.

As an adjective surprising

is that is or are a surprise.

As an adverb surprisingly is

in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual.

surprising

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (s)
  • The action of the verb to surprise .

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That is or are a surprise.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2011, date=November 3, author=David Ornstein, work=BBC Sport
    • , title= Macc Tel-Aviv 1-2 Stoke , passage=With this the second of three games in seven days for Stoke, it was hardly surprising to see nine changes from the side that started against Newcastle in the Premier League on Monday.}}
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-06, volume=408, issue=8843, page=68, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= The rise of smart beta , passage=Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.}}

    Synonyms

    * astonishing, unexpected See

    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