remarkably
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
in a way that is very surprising or unusual.
to a degree that is worthy of notice or surprisingly high.
Simple“The young girl was remarkably calm during the loud thunderstorm.”
In context“Despite the severe economic downturn, the small tech firm remained remarkably profitable throughout the fiscal year.”
SynonymsAntonymsunremarkablyordinarily - 02 B2 Upper Intermediate
you use this at the start of a sentence to say that the whole fact is surprising.
used as a sentence adverb to indicate the speaker's surprise at the proposition that follows.
Simple“Remarkably, the cat found its way home after being lost for three weeks.”
In context“Remarkably, the ancient manuscript survived the fire with only minor singeing to the edges of the parchment.”
UsageOften placed at the beginning of a sentence followed by a comma.
SynonymsAntonyms
Usage remarkably successful
“While the time-gating technique produced remarkably clear images, Boyd, Xu and their colleagues found a way to make the system even more useful.”
“Yet even with regular flashbacks, A Sense of Occasion feels remarkably natural thanks to Crellin’s light touch, especially in the arch, zippy dialogue.”
From remarkable + -ly.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.