Synonyms for

Shockingly

Verb / ˈʃɑ:kɪŋli: / Another word for shockingly — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

in a way that causes surprise or disbelief

Synonyms & similar words

surprisingly astoundingly amazingly astonishingly startlingly jarringly unexpectedly abruptly suddenly bewilderingly confusingly disconcertingly disturbingly unsettlingly offensively outrageously appallingly horrifyingly terribly awfully

Example sentences

  1. The magician's trick was shockingly good.
  2. The news of the earthquake was shockingly sad.
  3. The teacher's behavior was shockingly inappropriate.
  4. The singer's voice was shockingly beautiful.
  5. The team's performance was shockingly bad.

Quotes

  • 'I was shocked, but not shockingly so.' - David Blaine
  • 'Shockingly, it does not matter how much money a person has.' - Bernie Sanders
  • 'The most shocking fact about war is that its victims and its instruments are individual human beings, and that these individual beings are condemned by the monstrous conventions of politics to murder or be murdered in quarrels not their own.' - Aldous Huxley

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