strangely
- 01 A2 Elementary
in a way that is unusual, unexpected, or hard to explain.
in a manner that is unusual, peculiar, or difficult to understand.
Simple“The house was strangely quiet when I arrived home from work.”
In context“The witness behaved strangely during the cross-examination, often pausing for several seconds before answering even the most basic questions.”
Antonyms - 02 B1 Intermediate
used to show that something is surprising or coincidental.
used as a sentence adverb to indicate that the following statement is surprising or coincidental.
Simple“Strangely, I wasn't nervous at all before the big presentation.”
In context“Strangely enough, the two scientists reached the same conclusion independently despite working in entirely different fields of research.”
Synonymsoddly enoughcuriouslyAntonyms - 03 C2 Proficiency
in a way that is very surprising or wonderful.
in a manner that causes wonder or great surprise.
Simple“The garden was strangely beautiful in the moonlight.”
In context“The ancient chronicles describe a city strangely wrought of gold and marble, the likes of which no traveller had seen before.”
Synonyms
From Middle English straungely (“strangely, aloofly, intricately”); equivalent to strange + -ly.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.