amazingly

The word “amazingly” means in a way that causes great surprise or wonder. In plain terms, surprisingly or remarkably — often used at the start of a sentence to highlight an unexpected fact.

“Amazingly” is pronounced uh-MAY-zihng-lee (/əˈmeɪzɪŋli/ in IPA).

Here is “amazingly” used in a sentence: “Amazingly, the team came back from three goals down to win.”

“Amazingly” is an adverb.

“Amazingly” is an uncommon word in modern English, usually learned at around the B2 level.

“Amazingly” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: in a way that causes great surprise or wonder.

"Amazing" is an adjective that describes a noun directly, as in "an amazing view," while "amazingly" is the adverb form, used to modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb, as in "she recovered amazingly fast." Both express great surprise or wonder, but "amazingly" always attaches to an action or quality rather than a thing.

Yes, in informal speech and writing "amazingly" often works as an intensifier meaning "to a very great or impressive extent," as in "the plan worked amazingly well." This weaker, intensifying use is common alongside its stronger sense of causing genuine surprise or wonder.

"Amazingly" can open a sentence as a comment on the whole statement, as in "Amazingly, no one was hurt," or sit directly before the word it modifies, as in "an amazingly good result." Both placements are standard in everyday English.