unexpectedly

B1
US /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪdli/
adv Freq #11969

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    In an unexpected manner.

    Near-synonyms: against expectations, against all odds, surprisingly

  2. 2
    adv

    without advance planning

  3. 3
    adv

    in a way that was not expected

Etymology

From unexpected + -ly or un- + expectedly.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adv · in an unexpected manner. against all oddsagainst expectationssurprisingly
2 adv · without advance planning accidentallyby chancecircumstantially
3 adv · in a way that was not expected out of the blue

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