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. Chris Lambert:

   I thought I’d give it a shot and see if I could get a few people talking, all I have to do is get over my shyness and start calling these people out of the blue and start asking really personal questions.

2. Michael Connell:

   I would be less worried about a bolt out of the blue attempt to close the Strait and more worried about stumbling into a conflict.

3. Neal Kleiman:

   Emotionally it’s a very tough thing to deal with. I think we all experience that in the medical community. And this is completely…out of the blue. The medical center is generally regarded to be an almost protected environment.

4. Veterinarian Caroline Hecker:

   It’s so out of the blue, they don’t understand that it’s the Fourth of July. They don’t understand there’s a thunderstorm coming. They just feel those pressure changes, they hear that rumble, and they think their world is coming to an end.

5. Jeff Kingston:

   I got an email out of the blue saying, 'We're terminating your column,'.