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Synonyms for unexpected
ˌʌn ɪkˈspɛk tɪdun·ex·pect·ed
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
unexpected
Synonyms:
chimerical, contingent, doubtful, improbable, problematical, unlikelyAntonyms:
imminent, impending, threatening
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
unexpected
Synonyms:
unforeseen, unlocked for, suddenAntonyms:
expected, provided for, foreseen
Princeton's WordNet
unexpectedadjective
not expected or anticipated
"unexpected guests"; "unexpected news"
Antonyms:
expected, matter-of-course, expectable, anticipated, due(p), awaited(p), hoped-for
Editors Contribution
unprecedented
the arrival of the corona virus was unprecedented.
the arrival of the corona virus was unexpected
Dictionary of English Synonymes
unexpectedadjective
Synonyms:
sudden, abrupt, unanticipated, unlooked for, unthought of
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
unexpectedadjective
Synonyms:
unforeseen, unanticipated, unlooked for
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "unexpected":
unforeseen, unanticipated, unintended, sudden, unplanned, unpredictable, unhoped-for, contingencies, unscheduled, surprising, unforeseeable, surprise, unannounced, sudden-onset, short-notice
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#4651 | surprise | |
#7056 | unlikely | |
#8034 | sudden | |
#8101 | unexpected | |
#9457 | surprising | |
#13558 | contingent | |
#18829 | unpredictable | |
#20066 | doubtful | |
#25944 | unintended | |
#27240 | improbable | |
#28089 | contingencies | |
#29255 | unforeseen | |
#31396 | unplanned | |
#37930 | unanticipated | |
#40693 | unscheduled | |
#51130 | unannounced | |
#94487 | unforeseeable | |
#107333 | problematical | |
#210635 | chimerical |
How to use unexpected in a sentence?
It is a second time capsule and likely the one that was known to have been placed in the pedestal, the one recovered last week was unexpected and likely left by men involved in the construction.
If this virus were a physical assailant, an unexpected and invisible mugger, which I can tell you from personal experience it is, then this is the moment when we are beginning to wrestle it to the floor.
That was unexpected because we've generally seen kids from wealthier households be more protected from a lot of health issues, especially obesity, this really highlighted for me that obesity affects everybody across socioeconomic status.
His sudden and unilateral announcement to cancel the summit is something unexpected to us and we can not but feel great regret for it.
However, most female service members are not trained to serve in combat roles ; invariably, many get exposed to significant, unexpected combat-related traumatic events, therefore, female service members are at significant risk for combat-related PTSD during deployments.
Translations for unexpected
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- مفاجئArabic
- рапто́ўныBelarusian
- inesperatCatalan, Valencian
- nečekanýCzech
- uventetDanish
- unerwartetGerman
- αναπάντεχος, απρόοπτος, απροσδόκητοςGreek
- neatenditaEsperanto
- inesperadoSpanish
- odottamatonFinnish
- inattenduFrench
- inesperadoGalician
- neuyerkitManx
- váratlanHungarian
- inaspettatoItalian
- 予想外, 想定外, 意外Japanese
- inopinatumLatin
- matawhawhatiMāori
- uventa, uventetNorwegian
- onverwachtDutch
- uventaNorwegian Nynorsk
- nieoczekiwanyPolish
- inesperadoPortuguese
- neprevăzut, neașteptat, neanticipatRomanian
- неожи́данныйRussian
- oväntadSwedish
- bất ngờVietnamese
- 意外Chinese
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