unexpected
adjective
Origin of unexpected
Synonyms for unexpected
Related Words for unexpected
startling, accidental, unforeseen, wonderful, amazing, astonishing, unpredictable, stunning, sudden, abrupt, fortuitous, swift, unanticipated, chance, impetuous, impulsive, instantaneous, payback, prodigious, staggeringExamples from the Web for unexpected
Contemporary Examples of unexpected
Airline pilots are now slowly, too slowly, being given access to flight simulators able to reproduce sudden and unexpected upsets.
Now imagine that one day hope appeared, an unexpected opportunity to free yourself, to finally be yourself.
The Insurance Company Promised a Gender Reassignment. Then They Made a Mistake.James Joiner
December 29, 2014
And the chord structure, for those of you who play an instrument, is unexpected and worth checking out.
During this time, Mailer also displayed an unexpected humility in the company of his fellow literary stars.
Return of the King had Smeagol, An Unexpected Journey featured Frodo and an older Bilbo.
Historical Examples of unexpected
I might have paid them at the time, but it was all so unexpected and so sudden,—it rattled me, quite.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
This unexpected opposition excited the fierce resentment of the captain.
Brave and BoldHoratio Alger
No one was more surprised than Robert at the unexpected inheritance.
Brave and BoldHoratio Alger
It is curious to note the extent to which the unexpected has come about.
'Tis Sixty Years SinceCharles Francis Adams
Sallie Calkins was somewhat flurried by this unexpected call.
Ester Ried Yet SpeakingIsabella Alden