Unexpected

/ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/

Synonyms for "unexpected" (130 found)

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Closest matches (26)

Strong matches (39)

Related words (65)

Adjective(1 words)
Noun(8 words)
sudden changesurprisesurprise giftsurprisingsthin airunexpected nonbiological eventunplanned resource useupsetting
Adjective(11 words)
surprising endingunanticipatedunforecasted weatherunforeseenunforeseen turn of eventsunintendedunplannedunplanned activitiesunplanned watchingunsuspecteduntoward

Related word relations

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More general

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adjectivedescriptive term

More specific

4 entries
astonishingstartlingunintended outcomeunplanned event

Collocations

6 entries
unexpected behaviorunexpected eventunexpected findingunexpected outcomeunexpected resultunexpected turn

Inflections

2 entries
more unexpectedmost unexpected

Derivations

2 entries

Antonyms

1 entries

similar

15 entries

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

That is rather unexpected.

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I will be able to see you tomorrow unless something unexpected turns up.

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Unexpected results were announced.

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A little bit of luck sometimes leads to an unexpected success.

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