unexpected

Synonyms

unannounced, unheralded, unpredicted

without warning or announcement

out of the blue, unanticipated, unforeseen, unlooked-for

not anticipated

unhoped, unhoped-for, unthought, unthought-of

so unexpected as to have not been imagined

unprovided for

not prepared or ready for

upset

used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win

surprising

causing surprise or wonder or amazement

Antonyms:

expected

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

anticipated, awaited, hoped-for

expected hopefully

due

scheduled to arrive

expectable

to be expected

matter-of-course

expected or depended upon as a natural or logical outcome

unsurprising

not causing surprise

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