Unexpectedly Synonyms and Antonyms

Without advance planning
(Adverb)
Synonyms:
  1. out-of-the-blue
  2. by-chance
  3. accidentally
  4. unawares
  5. circumstantially
Antonyms:
  1. deliberately
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. surprisingly
  2. suddenly
  3. startlingly
  4. without warning
  5. like a bolt from the blue
Antonyms:
  1. regularly
  2. according to prediction
  3. as anticipated

Words Related to Unexpectedly

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Unexpectedly Sentence Examples

  • In September 1665 the king unexpectedly paid him a visit at Wimborne.

  • He said he was just asking about Dean's return trip but he was fishing for details on why the FBI was so unexpectedly interested in Billie Wassermann.

  • Their only boy came along unexpectedly nine years later.

  • And having entered on the path of definition, of which he was fond, Napoleon suddenly and unexpectedly gave a new one.

  • He unexpectedly felt himself ridiculous, weak, and alone, with no ground to stand on.

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