Miraculously
adv.hopeful, joyfulwarm
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.
Choose between these
8- everyday
for emphatic surprise in conversation
not when Incredibly is overused and can weaken a precise account.
- everyday
unexpectedly
when the event simply was not predicted
not when Unexpectedly is neutral and may describe a small change.
- warm
against the odds
when success occurs despite strong contrary probability
not when The phrase needs real odds or strong evidence, not dramatic instinct.
- warm
astonishingly
when intense surprise is the supported claim
not when Astonishingly can introduce bad news and lacks miraculous gratitude.
- warm
when the positive quality matters more than probability
not when Wonderfully does not mean that the result was unlikely.
- professional
when an unusual result deserves measured attention
not when Remarkably is less intense and does not imply extreme improbability.
- formal
providentially
when timely help is interpreted as divine care
not when The adverb makes a religious claim that readers may not share.
- literary
as if by a miracle
when figurative comparison should be explicit
not when The comparison adds words while still obscuring practical causes.
Said against
3- predictably
- ordinarily
- disastrously
It naturally appears in
3- miraculously survive
The paper records miraculously survived years in the damp cellar.
- miraculously escape
No one was hurt when the passengers miraculously escaped the wreck.
- almost miraculously
The scattered pieces fit almost miraculously after careful sorting.
The word family
1Where this comes from
- merriam-webster, adverb sense: by a miracle or in a manner suggesting one opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
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