Synonyms for unexpected
ˌʌn ɪkˈspɛk tɪdun·ex·pect·ed

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1. unexpectedadjective

   Antonyms:
   expected

2. unexpectedadjective

   Antonyms:
   expected

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1. unexpected

   Synonyms:
   chimerical, contingent, doubtful, improbable, problematical, unlikely

   Antonyms:
   imminent, impending, threatening

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1. unexpected

   Synonyms:
   unforeseen, unlocked for, sudden

   Antonyms:
   expected, provided for, foreseen

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1. unexpectedadjective

   not expected or anticipated

   "unexpected guests"; "unexpected news"

   Antonyms:
   expected, matter-of-course, expectable, anticipated, due(p), awaited(p), hoped-for

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1. unprecedented

   the arrival of the corona virus was unprecedented.

   the arrival of the corona virus was unexpected

   Submitted by anonymous on March 29, 2020  

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1. unexpectedadjective

   Synonyms:
   sudden, abrupt, unanticipated, unlooked for, unthought of

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1. unexpectedadjective

   Synonyms:
   unforeseen, unanticipated, unlooked for

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1. 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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1. Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate:

   Life is always what you make of it, although it's often full of surprises and unexpected twists. Playwright William Shakespeare wrote that Life is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. In actuality, your life is a story written by no one else but you; and it's always up to you to make it interesting, worthwhile, and wonderful.

2. Yogesh Nagaonkar:

   It is a big surprise and very unexpected news, the initial expectation of the market from her would be to see how she addresses liquidity concerns. We need to have good liquidity in the market to achieve growth.

3. Henry David Thoreau, "Walden", pp. 323- 324:

   I learned this, at least, by my experiment; that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. He will put some things behind, will pass an invisible boundary; new, universal, and more liberal laws will begin to establish themselves around and within him; or the old laws be expanded, and interpreted in his favor in a more liberal sense, and he will live with the license of a higher order of beings. In proportion as he simplifies his life, the laws of the universe will appear less complex, and solitude will not be solitude, nor poverty poverty, nor weakness weakness. If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.

4. Sarah Cook:

   At the same time, initially, officials might be a bit flat-footed and distracted dealing with an unexpected crisis so things slip through the cracks. Even censors within some social media companies may be sympathetic to some of the content and let it through.

5. Jeffrey Halley:

   An unexpected rise, (could) possibly (take) the wind out of oil's sails, if only temporarily.