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unexpected

/ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/adjective4 syllables

Unexpected means: not expected or anticipated.

Synonyms for unexpected16

adjective, as in not expected or anticipated

unannounced, unheralded, unpredicted, unanticipated, unforeseen, unseen, unlooked-for, out of the blue, unhoped, unhoped-for, unthought, unthought-of, unprovided for, upset, surprising

also used for unexpected

unlooked for. See Thesaurus:surprising

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Opposites of unexpected

expected

What does unexpected mean?1

adjective

1

not expected or anticipated“unexpected guests”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with unexpected?23

four syllables

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five syllables

interconnected
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Unexpected in a sentence

  • If you eat my lunch, you will suffer an unexpected fatal accident tomorrow.Ooneykcall
  • Serendipity is the ability to make, accidentally, happy and unexpected discoveries.DJ_Saidez
  • An unexpected knock at the door startled her, making her cry out.sundown
  • Do not fear the unexpected, but be prepared for it.U2FS
  • Careful as he was, he made an unexpected mistake.unknown
  • Although dull in almost every aspect, you're sharp in the most unexpected matters.marcelostockle
  • Since unexpected incidents occurred one after another, the exhibition was called off.unknown
  • This unexpected malfunctioning of the system was caused by improper wiring.Dejo

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