Miraculously
What it means
In an extraordinarily fortunate or seemingly impossible way.
Reach for it when emphasizing the surprising manner of a welcome outcome
The fragile seedlings miraculously survived the late freeze.
Words to choose between 8
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everyday
Suits emphatic surprise in conversation
Careful Incredibly is overused and can weaken a precise account.
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everyday
unexpectedly
Fits when the event simply was not predicted
Careful Unexpectedly is neutral and may describe a small change.
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warm
against the odds
Fits when success occurs despite strong contrary probability
Careful The phrase needs real odds or strong evidence, not dramatic instinct.
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warm
astonishingly
Fits when intense surprise is the supported claim
Careful Astonishingly can introduce bad news and lacks miraculous gratitude.
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warm
Fits when the positive quality matters more than probability
Careful Wonderfully does not mean that the result was unlikely.
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professional
Fits when an unusual result deserves measured attention
Careful Remarkably is less intense and does not imply extreme improbability.
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formal
providentially
Fits when timely help is interpreted as divine care
Careful The adverb makes a religious claim that readers may not share.
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literary
as if by a miracle
Fits when figurative comparison should be explicit
Careful The comparison adds words while still obscuring practical causes.
Opposites 3
- predictably
- ordinarily
- disastrously
Common phrases 3
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miraculously survive
The paper records miraculously survived years in the damp cellar.
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miraculously escape
No one was hurt when the passengers miraculously escaped the wreck.
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almost miraculously
The scattered pieces fit almost miraculously after careful sorting.
Word family 1
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Eleanorrrrrrrrrr, Southern England accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC0 Updated