unexpected

Meaning

Adj

Not expected, anticipated or foreseen.

Noun

Someone or something unexpected.

Synonyms

unforeseen

sudden

unanticipated

surprising

abrupt

accidental

unhoped

astonishing

unsuspected

startling

inconceivable

strange

unthinkable

unlooked-for

casual

unusual

surprise

unthought of

unthought-of

unplanned

unscheduled

not thought of

curious

unheralded

untoward

uncontemplated

unforseen

fortuitous

contrary to expectations

all of a sudden

unconscious

unconsidered

unforeseeable

unheeded

unhoped-for

unimaginable

unlooked for

unnoticed

unobvious

unpredictable

unpredicted

unrehearsed

unseasonal

unseen

unthought

on a whim

unexecuted

completely unknown

having no clue about

subitaneous

Translations

inattendu

unerwartet

inesperado

inaspettato

inatteso

απροσδόκητος

imprévu

improvviso

inesperado

plötzlich

unverhofft

αναπάντεχος

unvermutet

imprevisto

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/

Etymology

From un- + expected.