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Synonyms for unexpectedly
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : uhn-ik-spek-tid |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌʌn ɪkˈspɛk tɪd |
Définition of unexpectedly
Origin :- 1580s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of expect. Related: Unexpectedly.
- adv surprisingly
- adv by chance
- adv in an unexpected way
- There was another listener at the lecture who was unexpectedly present.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- Then, unexpectedly, she bent her head against a chair-back and fell to silent crying.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- "I wonder if you would like to do a very kind thing," he said unexpectedly.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- Without any more talk, Hubert unexpectedly announced that he was going to Paris.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- Mali-ya-bwana and, unexpectedly, a big Kavirondo of Kingozi's safari, volunteered.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- The fellow was unexpectedly vulgar, heavy, and impudently unintelligent.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- The thing thrust so unexpectedly before her eyes was hideous in the extreme.
- Extract from : « The Monster Men » by Edgar Rice Burroughs
- But about midnight a head was unexpectedly thrust through the door-flap.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
- He had returned suddenly and unexpectedly the previous night.
- Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- They dined together, and the dinner was unexpectedly pleasant to both of them.
- Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
Antonyms for unexpectedly
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