Synonyms for out of the blue
out of the blue

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1. unanticipated, unforeseen, unlooked-for, out of the blue(p)adverb

   not anticipated

   "unanticipated and disconcerting lines of development"- H.W.Glidden; "unforeseen circumstances"; "a virtue unlooked-for in people so full of energy"; "like a bolt out of the blue"

   Antonyms:
   expected

2. unexpectedly, out of the blueadverb

   in a way that was not expected

   "her brother showed up at the wedding out of the blue"

   Synonyms:
   circumstantially, unexpectedly, accidentally, by chance

   Antonyms:
   expected

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1. Owner Jamie Bray:

   This vessel's operated for 20 years with an absolutely perfect safety record and this is something just totally out of the blue.

2. Patrick Smith:

   It came out of the blue, they called us and said they wanted to dismiss the case. I think it is an admission on their part that they had no evidence that my clients committed insider trading. It's a shame because it was a long time coming.

3. Sanjeev Vyas:

   It's like somebody just pushes you, suddenly, out of the blue, it felt like that, it was like this huge gust of wind and debris flying through you.

4. Donald Trump:

   They are offering very little money for the desperately needed Border Wall & now, out of the blue, want a cap on convicted violent felons to be held in detention! claims that this proposal would allow violent criminals to be released are false.

5. Harry Kazianis:

   I have to say, this is a little bit out of the blue, the North Korean pattern is to do provocations whether The North Korean pattern is tests of missiles or nukes, ask for negotiations then string us along for months and years.