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unexpected |
Grep of noun unexpected unexpectedness Overview of adj unexpected The adj unexpected has 6 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (7) unexpected -- (not expected or anticipated; "unexpected guests"; "unexpected news") 2. (1) unexpected -- (not foreseen; "unsuspected difficulties arose"; "unsuspected turnings in the road") 3. forced, unexpected -- (made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency; "a forced landing") 4. unexpected -- (causing surprise or amazement by not being expected; "the curtains opened to reveal a completely unexpected scene") 5. unexpected -- (not planned; "an unexpected pregnancy") 6. unexpected, unforeseen -- (happening or coming quickly and without warning; "a sudden unexpected development") Antonyms of adj unexpected 6 senses of unexpected Sense 1 unexpected (vs. expected) expected (vs. unexpected) => anticipated, awaited(prenominal), hoped-for => due(prenominal) => expectable => foreseen, foretold, predicted => matter-of-course => supposed(prenominal) Sense 2 unexpected INDIRECT (VIA unsuspected) -> suspected Sense 3 forced, unexpected INDIRECT (VIA unscheduled) -> scheduled Sense 4 unexpected INDIRECT (VIA surprising) -> unsurprising Sense 5 unexpected INDIRECT (VIA unplanned) -> planned Sense 6 unexpected, unforeseen INDIRECT (VIA sudden) -> gradual Similarity of adj unexpected 6 senses of unexpected Sense 1 unexpected (vs. expected) => unannounced, unheralded, unpredicted => unanticipated, unforeseen, unlooked-for, out of the blue(prenominal) => unhoped, unhoped-for, unthought, unthought-of => unprovided for(prenominal) => upset(postnominal) Also See-> surprising#1 Sense 2 unexpected => unsuspected (vs. suspected) Sense 3 forced, unexpected => unscheduled (vs. scheduled) Sense 4 unexpected => surprising (vs. unsurprising) Sense 5 unexpected => unplanned (vs. planned) Sense 6 unexpected, unforeseen => sudden (vs. gradual) Attributes of adj unexpected Familiarity of adj unexpected unexpected used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 6) Grep of adj unexpected unexpected Overview of adj unexpected The adj unexpected has 6 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (7) unexpected -- (not expected or anticipated; "unexpected guests"; "unexpected news") 2. (1) unexpected -- (not foreseen; "unsuspected difficulties arose"; "unsuspected turnings in the road") 3. forced, unexpected -- (made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency; "a forced landing") 4. unexpected -- (causing surprise or amazement by not being expected; "the curtains opened to reveal a completely unexpected scene") 5. unexpected -- (not planned; "an unexpected pregnancy") 6. unexpected, unforeseen -- (happening or coming quickly and without warning; "a sudden unexpected development")
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