ADJECTIVE | all | out of the blue, unanticipated, unforeseen, unseen, unlooked-for | not anticipated |
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ADVERB | all | out of the blue, unexpectedly | in a way that was not expected |
Meaning | not anticipated. | |
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Example | "like a bolt out of the blue" | |
Synonyms | unanticipated, unforeseen, unseen, unlooked-for | |
Broader | unexpected | not expected or anticipated |
Spanish | imprevisto, inesperado | |
Catalan | imprevist, inesperat |
Meaning | In a way that was not expected. | |
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Example | "her brother showed up at the wedding out of the blue" | |
Synonym | unexpectedly | |
Spanish | de la nada, inesperadamente | |
Catalan | de cop, de sobte |
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