adjective [usu ADJ after v, ADJECTIVE noun, oft v-link ADJ]
If someone arrives or does something unannounced, they do it unexpectedly and without anyone having being told about it beforehand.
He had just arrived unannounced from South America.
My first night in Saigon I paid an unannounced visit to my father's cousins.
Synonyms: unexpected, unforeseen, unheralded More Synonyms of unannounced
More Synonyms of unannounced
unannounced in British English
(ˌʌnəˈnaʊnst)
adjective
not made known publicly or declared in advance
an unannounced visit
Examples of 'unannounced' in a sentence
unannounced
Then if she turns up unannounced, plead exhaustion and say no.
The Sun (2016)
She doesn't like me turning up unannounced.
The Sun (2016)
Yet he could still turn up unannounced at any time in a bar in a far-flung corner of the Highlands with a fiddle under his chin.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
You can roll up and visit them all unannounced during usual opening hours.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
You know what would have happened if a rabid capitalist had just turned up unannounced?
The Sun (2014)
Such a change should not go unannounced.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It said that unannounced inspections would be introduced.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
These visits will be followed up with unannounced visits.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They will turn up unannounced and expect to receive hospitality.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He said that the regime of unannounced inspections would continue.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
There will be a combination of announced and unannounced visits.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They should do it like the police and just turn up unannounced.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It transpires that she has flown over spontaneously and unannounced to visit him.
various & introduction by Deirdre Chapman A Roomful of Birds - Scottish short stories 1990 (1990)
He surprised her yesterday by turning up unannounced at her hotel.
The Sun (2010)
They were also obsessed with security and made unannounced visits to the cell to steal the smallest belongings.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
There will be another unannounced inspection.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
That night, three men arrive unannounced at my hotel.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He was with her when she arrived unannounced and incognito at Highland inns.
Geraghty, Tony The Bullet Catchers (1989)
These include a commitment to open access for relatives and expert visitors, and more unannounced inspections.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Thursday The auditor turned up today unannounced.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
We were plagued by unannounced visits, scrutiny of our cleaning methods and numerous viewings.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He stunned police by turning up unannounced and spending 40 minutes working up a sweat.
The Sun (2011)
In Britain we have very strict procedures about logging your whereabouts so that the testers can arrive unannounced.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
SCHOOLS with behaviour problems will face unannounced inspections from next week.
The Sun (2014)
How much easier life would be if an enigmatic small gent arrived unannounced to solve dark household mysteries through a process of quietly perceptive questioning.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It's unfair to arrive unannounced.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
A lot of A-list celebrities show up unannounced on the day.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
When exit happens, it will be over a weekend and unannounced in advance, recalling all those crisis meetings of three years ago.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In other languages
unannounced
British English: unannounced ADJECTIVE
If someone arrives or does something unannounced, they do it unexpectedly and without anyone having being told about it beforehand.
He had just arrived unannounced.
American English: unannounced
Brazilian Portuguese: sem aviso
Chinese: 未事先通知的
European Spanish: de imprevisto
French: à l'improvisteN
German: unangemeldet
Italian: senza preavviso
Japanese: 公表されていない
Korean: 예고 없는
European Portuguese: sem aviso
Latin American Spanish: de imprevisto
(adverb)
Definition
without warning
He had just arrived unannounced from South America.
Synonyms
unexpectedly
unexpected
out of the blue
(adjective)
an unannounced visit
Synonyms
unexpected
His death was totally unexpected.
unforeseen
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the show has been cancelled.
unheralded
The complete reversal of this policy was unheralded.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of unforeseen
Definition
surprising because not expected
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the show has been cancelled.
Synonyms
unexpected,
unanticipated,
unpredicted,
surprise,
surprising,
sudden,
startling,
accidental,
abrupt,
out of the blue,
unlooked-for,
unenvisaged
in the sense of unheralded
Definition
not announced beforehand
The complete reversal of this policy was unheralded.