unexpected
392
2.5
- adjective
- /ˌʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/
:
inesperado
- He showed up at the party with an unexpected guest, catching everyone off guard.
- an unexpected event
- an unexpected result
- an unexpected finding
Now that is an unexpected question, so good job.
- Now that is an unexpected question, so good job.
- They need to be able to deal with unexpected situations.
- And it was very unexpected when he called me up.
- He calls them black Swans, these unexpected but very important events.
- But isn't it interesting to see how unexpected little things can happen?
- And then also things change in unexpected ways as we know.
- That's how the unexpected channel will find you.
- You empower people with new tools, you get unexpected and beautiful results.
- Or was it just unexpected that it would go so big?
- setting aside chunks of time for those unexpected tasks that will come up.
- I was talking about like emergent social, unexpected social bugs.
- And then, you know, you, you found unexpected things going on there.
- That's when these unexpected allies and also unexpected enemies can come out.
- Two months before your first child is born, the unexpected death of another beloved friend.
Examples
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Now that is an unexpected question, so good job.
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And then also things change in unexpected ways as we know.
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And it was very unexpected when he called me up.
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Then this happened, which was cool and unexpected, but sort of amazing.
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Sometimes products do unexpected things, good or bad.
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And we had an unexpected fall in February.
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The words were so simple yet so totally unexpected that they caught him off guard.
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It was a very unexpected event.
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They need to be able to deal with unexpected situations.
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What an unexpected pleasure.
Synonyms
433
1.8
Causing surprise because it is not expected
103
5.0
Very surprising in a way that causes sudden shock
43
4.5
Coming without telling anyone first
37
4.7
Not expected to happen
25
3.5
Happening by chance without getting ready first
12
5.1
Not expected before and causing trouble or surprise
10
5.8
Happening suddenly without warning
5
6.7
Impossible to know before it happens
1
7.4
Happening suddenly without warning
1
5.1
Happening when no one expects it
1
8.0
Not expected and coming as a surprise
1
9.9
Not usual or expected in a situation
An unexpected pleasant event that brings good results
Very unexpected and better than anyone imagined
No one expects it before it happens
Antonyms
Compounds
How Surprising
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unexpected comes from un- 'not' and expect 'to wait for or look for'. So something unexpected is 'not what you were waiting for' and arrives as a surprise.