意外と

surprisingly

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surprisingly Used when something is different from what was expected, often meaning “more ... than expected.”
JA: この問題は意外と簡単でした。
EN: This problem was surprisingly easy.

意外と正確だ

It's surprisingly accurate.

— ブレット・トレイン (2022)

歩いてみたら意外と近い

When I tried walking there, it turned out to be surprisingly close.

私の直感意外と当たるんです

My intuition is surprisingly accurate.

その映画は意外と面白かった

That movie was surprisingly interesting.

自己表現簡単そう意外と難しいと思います

I think self-expression is surprisingly difficult, even though it seems easy.

これ意外と面白い内容だからもう少し詳しく調べてみようかな

This is more interesting than I expected, so maybe I’ll look into it in a little more detail.

意外とでかい部屋なんだ

This room is surprisingly spacious.

意外と面白い組み合わせかもね

It might be a surprisingly interesting combination.