| Pronunciation: | | `unik'spektid
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| Matching Terms: | | unexpectedly, unexpectedness
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- [adj] not expected or anticipated; "unexpected guests"; "unexpected news"
- [adj] happening or coming quickly and without warning; "a sudden unexpected development"
- [adj] not planned; "an unexpected pregnancy"
- [adj] causing surprise or amazement by not being expected; "the curtains opened to reveal a completely unexpected scene"
- [adj] made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency; "a forced landing"
- [adj] not foreseen; "unsuspected difficulties arose"; "unsuspected turnings in the road"
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| | Synonyms: | | forced, out of the blue(p), sudden, unannounced, unanticipated, unforeseen, unheralded, unhoped, unhoped-for, unlooked-for, unplanned, unpredicted, unprovided for(p), unscheduled, unsuspected, unthought, unthought-of, upset(a) |
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| | Antonyms: | | expected |
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| | See Also: | | surprising |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Un`ex*pect"ed\, a.
Not expected; coming without warning; sudden. --
{Un`ex*pect"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Un`ex*pect"ed*ness}, n.
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