unexpected (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *unexpected*:
ADJECTIVE	all	unexpected	not expected or anticipated

unexpected > pronunciation
Sounds	ah.nihkspeh'ktihd
Rhymes	abbreviated ... wrongheaded: 610 rhymes with ihd...

English > *unexpected*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	not expected or anticipated.
Examples	"unexpected guests" "unexpected news"
Narrower	unannounced, unheralded, unpredicted	Without warning or announcement
	unanticipated, unforeseen, unseen, unlooked-for, out of the blue	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
See also	surprising	Causing surprise or wonder or amazement
Opposite	expected	Considered likely or probable to happen / happen or arrive
Spanish	inesperado
Catalan	inesperat
Nouns	unexpectedness	extraordinariness by virtue of being unexpected
Adverbs	unexpectedly	without advance planning
Adverbs	unexpectedly	in a way that was not expected

HyperDic: unexpected