unexpected

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    not expected or anticipated
    not foreseen
    made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency
    causing surprise or amazement by not being expected
    not planned
    happening or coming quickly and without warning

Word Origin

unexpected (adj.)
1580s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of expect (v.). Related: Unexpectedly.

Synonym

Antonym

adj.

usual

Example

1. Investors may encounter other unexpected difficulties .
2. I don 't think this was unexpected .
3. Being happy is a sort of unexpected dividend .
4. Unexpected problems could hamper the expansion of ipv6 .
5. Trees across the tropics are getting bigger and offering unexpected help in the fight against climate change , scientists have discovered .

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