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Synonyms for unexpected
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uhn-ik-spek-tid |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌʌn ɪkˈspɛk tɪd |
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Définition of unexpected
Origin :- 1580s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of expect. Related: Unexpectedly.
- adj surprising
- I might have paid them at the time, but it was all so unexpected and so sudden,—it rattled me, quite.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- This unexpected opposition excited the fierce resentment of the captain.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- No one was more surprised than Robert at the unexpected inheritance.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- It is curious to note the extent to which the unexpected has come about.
- Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams
- Sallie Calkins was somewhat flurried by this unexpected call.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- He found himself wholly at a loss before the woman's unexpected reply.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- His dismissal from the staff was a wise move, tempered by unexpected clemency.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- An unexpected event finished the work of forming her character.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- The demand was so sudden and unexpected that it found them poorly prepared to meet it.
- Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
- "I'm beginning to think so," she replied with unexpected humility.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
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