unannounced

Examples

• All

• You can't just come here unannounced.

  Easter Sunday (2022)

• Maybe I'll have to take an unannounced trip down to see them.

• Sorry for showing up unannounced.

  Contraband (2012)

• Do you just walk in places unannounced?

  Hearts of the West (1975)

• "Please excuse us for showing up unannounced," he said by way of introduction.

  Fiction book (1994)

• There will be an unannounced public lecture next Monday.

• We have a young guest in our midst, unannounced but most welcome.

  Fiction book (1990)

• One of these days, the Russians are going to show up unannounced at my gate.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Anna's uncle appeared unannounced, unlocking her door and swaggering in with a cheery expression.

  Fiction book (2002)

• Ed surprised me by showing up in my office unannounced, bringing a cake for my birthday.

Synonyms

U

unexpected

vsunannounced

392 2.5

Happening without warning

is focused on lack of warning or public declaration rather than only surprise

U

uninvited

vsunannounced

41 3.9

Not asked to come and not welcome at a place

is about absence of prior warning or announcement rather than lack of invitation

U

unforeseen

vsunannounced

37 4.7

Not expected to happen

emphasizes arrival without warning or public declaration rather than only being unpredicted

U

undeclared

vsunannounced

13 6.0

Not told to the public or said by officials

adds that it also happens without prior warning or public declaration

U

unseen

vsunannounced

12 5.1

Not expected before and causing trouble or surprise

adds the sense of arriving without prior warning or public declaration

U

unanticipated

vsunannounced

10 5.8

Happening suddenly without warning

stresses absence of warning or public notice rather than mere unexpectedness

U

unbidden

vsunannounced

5 7.5

Happening on its own without being asked or wanted

is about arriving without prior warning or public declaration rather than spontaneity

U

unheralded

vsunannounced

1 7.4

Happening suddenly without warning

is similar but stresses arrival without formal warning or public notice

U

unpredicted

vsunannounced

1 5.1

Happening when no one expects it

highlights lack of warning or announcement as well as lack of prior forecasting

U

unadvertised

vsunannounced

1 4.8

Not told to the public and known only to a few people

is broader, covering lack of any prior warning or public notice

U

unlooked-for

vsunannounced

1 8.0

Not expected and coming as a surprise

adds the idea of not being warned or publicly declared beyond surprise

U

unpublicized

vsunannounced

1 6.4

Not told to most people or announced widely

focuses more on absence of public declaration than on surprise or warning

U

unwarned

vsunannounced

5.7

Happening when no one is told beforehand

also includes absence of public declaration, not just missing warning

U

unsignaled

vsunannounced

• US

6.5

Not shown by a signal or sign

covers lack of warning or announcement more broadly, not only missing signals

Antonyms

A

announced

1.6

Made public so many people know about it

How Notified

scheduled

2.1

unannounced

43 4.5

unexpected

392 2.5

sudden

614 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology