unplannedun‧planned /ˌʌnˈplænd◂/ adjective - Unplanned pregnancies in the US each year are estimated at 3 million.
- As a surprise, we decided to make an unplanned visit to my mother's.
- Very few burglaries are completely unplanned.
- A distinction can be made between planned and unplanned decentralization.
- After all, Miyako was an unplanned stopover for Hsu Fu.
- An audit of unplanned pregnancies seen in one practice also emphasised the need for great care in counselling people using the pill.
- As I have suggested, the corrections that are made in unplanned discourse are also made in the pursuit of optimal relevance.
- It is in such accidental and unplanned ways that key historical decisions are made.
- Switzer decided to make an unplanned visit to the football office to see Blake and his staff, he said.
- This is not an unplanned or random process at all.
- We once worked for a successful trucking company that built one of its most profitable operations around an unplanned incident.
not planned► unplanned · As a surprise, we decided to make an unplanned visit to my mother's.· Very few burglaries are completely unplanned.· Unplanned pregnancies in the US each year are estimated at 3 million.
► spontaneous something that is spontaneous is done because you suddenly feel you want to do it, not because you have arranged to do it or been asked to do it: · The crowd gave a spontaneous cheer when the news was announced.· The invitation was completely spontaneous.· an act of spontaneous generosity
► impromptu done or happening without any planning or preparation: · We finished the day with an impromptu game of football in a nearby field.· Jem's impromptu speech met with thunderous applause.
► not well thought out something that is not well thought out has not been planned carefully enough and therefore is unlikely to work well: · Reagan's plan was a bold one, but it was not well thought out.· If your business proposal is not very well thought out, you will find it difficult to get financial backing.
► ad hoc not planned or organized in advance: · You never know when you might have to have an ad hoc meeting with a client.· Historical records have often been kept in an ad hoc way, so that our information is not complete.on an ad hoc basis (=when you need to do it, not in a planned way): · Most companies have some people working for them on an ad hoc basis.
NOUN► pregnancy· An audit of unplanned pregnancies seen in one practice also emphasised the need for great care in counselling people using the pill.· Our marriage began and ended with an unplanned pregnancy.· Moreover, demographic factors such as unplanned pregnancy may also foreclose options.
nounplanplannerplanningadjectiveplanned ≠ unplannedverbplan