unexpected

unexpected
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. unforeseen; sudden, surprise, abrupt, accidental, coincidental, contingent, chance; from nowhere, out of the blue.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. unforeseen, surprising, unlooked for, accidental, fortuitous, sudden, startling, unheralded, unpredicted, coming unaware, astonishing, staggering, stunning, electrifying, amazing, not in the cards, not on the books, past conjecture, unanticipated, not bargained for, uncontemplated, wonderful, prodigious, coming without previous intimation, unprepared for, instantaneous, eye-opening, like a bolt from the blue*.
Ant. expected*, predicted, foreseen.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
unforeseen, unanticipated, surprising, shocking, stunning, unpredicted, unprepared for, *out of the blue.
ANT.: expected, foreseen, anticipated

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