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. Damon Thibodeaux:

   Then out of the blue, he called me barely able to talk. He'd go three or four words and then have to gasp for air, and he told me that he was in the hospital, and he said he tested positive for Covid pneumonia.

2. Frenchman Jerome Champagne:

   I know cases of federations who, out of the blue, received a phone call from the ministry of foreign affairs of their own country, it's one of the principles of the Olympic charter and the FIFA statutes to have the decision within football not influenced by external parties.

3. Nicholas Colas:

   I would expect a rough day for stocks tomorrow since this attack largely came out of the blue, i'm not overly concerned that it's more than a one-day move, though. We're not yet talking about a large-scale military intervention in the region.

4. Chase LeBlanc:

   To coldfriend or coldfriending - Reaching out of the blue, via the internet, to a previously unknown person, for business purposes.

5. Pam Peeke:

   If your body no longer takes in high volumes of fat or sugar, then one day out of the blue you dump a load of fat and sugar in your body, physiologically your gastrointestinal tract will react, your gut enzymes as well as bile have to go into overdrive, as they have been quiescent. This is a hardship on the body and trust me, you'll pay for it with diarrhea, upset stomach, and bloating.