unexpectedadjective
uk/ˌʌn.ɪkˈspek.tɪd/us/ˌʌn.ɪkˈspek.tɪd/B1 not expected:
Her resignation was completely unexpected.
How lovely to see you here - this really is an unexpected pleasure!
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- The president made an unexpected announcement this morning.
- His ascent to power was rapid and unexpected.
- The research produced some rather unexpected results.
- Events took an unexpected turn when her mother suddenly arrived.
- There's an unexpected twist in the plot towards the end of the film.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Not expected or planned
- ad hoc
- ad hocism
- ad hockery
- ad lib
- ad-lib
- adventitious
- against (all) the odds/against all odds idiom
- explosive
- involuntary
- it's just one of those things idiom
- just like that idiom
- make sth up as you go along idiom
- muddle
- rude
- spur
- summary
- unawares
- undreamed of
- unforeseen
- unintended
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unexpectedly
adverb uk/ˌʌn.ɪkˈspek.tɪd.li/us/ˌʌn.ɪkˈspek.tɪd.li/