unexpected[adjective]Synonyms: unforeseen, abrupt, chance, fortuitous, sudden, surprising, unanticipated, unlooked-for, unpredictable
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
un‧ex‧pect‧ed /ˌʌnɪkˈspektəd◂, ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪd◂/
adjective [
Word Family: noun:
expectancy,
expectation;
adverb:
expectantly,
unexpectedly;
adjective:
expectant, expected ≠
unexpected;
verb:
expect]
used to describe something that is surprising because you were not expecting it:
The experiment produced some unexpected results. Her death was totally unexpected. Hague’s announcement was not entirely unexpected.—unexpectedly adverb:
His father died unexpectedly. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲