amazingly
- 01 B1 Intermediate
used to show that you are surprised that something is true or that it happened.
used as a sentence adverb to indicate that the following statement is surprising or unexpected.
Simple“Amazingly, the cat found its way home after being lost for three weeks.”
In context“Amazingly, the ancient structure remained completely intact despite the severe earthquake that levelled most of the surrounding modern buildings.”
UsageOften placed at the beginning of a sentence to modify the entire statement.
SynonymsAntonymspredictablyunremarkably - 02 B1 Intermediate
used to emphasize how good or impressive a quality is.
used as an intensifier to emphasize the degree of an adjective or another adverb.
Simple“The young pianist played the difficult piece amazingly well.”
In context“The team performed amazingly well under pressure, securing a victory that few analysts had thought possible at the start of the season.”
UsageTypically placed immediately before the adjective or adverb it modifies.
From amazing + -ly.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.