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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
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #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?
Neuroplasticity is a very slow process. The fact that I don’t see a change right now is, I don’t think, unexpected.
It's really an honor. It's kind of flattering, yet uncomfortable at the same time, talk about unexpected, you know ?
For me, this case is not surprising, not unexpected and it goes along with the acute toxicity that we see from vaping happening in the most fragile parts of the lungs, for popcorn lung, the actual scientific name is bronchiolitis obliterans, and the bronchiolitis obliterans name implies obliterating the bronchioles, the most distal part of the lungs -- and that's what that disease did. It just knocked those completely out.
This is quite unexpected, the slump apparently triggered intensified selling, while the trigger of the circuit breaker seems to have heightened panic, as liquidity was suddenly gone and this is something no one has experienced before. It was a stampede.
The market is back to trading fundamentals, the acreage increase in corn was unexpected, the acreage increase in spring wheat was unexpected. The world is well supplied in feed grains right now.
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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