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

Example sentences :

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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