Synonyms for unexpectedly


Grammar : Adv
Spell : uhn-ik-spek-tid
Phonetic Transcription : ˌʌn ɪkˈspɛk tɪd


Définition of unexpectedly

Origin :
  • 1580s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of expect. Related: Unexpectedly.
  • adv surprisingly
  • adv by chance
  • adv in an unexpected way
Example sentences :
  • There was another listener at the lecture who was unexpectedly present.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • Then, unexpectedly, she bent her head against a chair-back and fell to silent crying.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • "I wonder if you would like to do a very kind thing," he said unexpectedly.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • Without any more talk, Hubert unexpectedly announced that he was going to Paris.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • Mali-ya-bwana and, unexpectedly, a big Kavirondo of Kingozi's safari, volunteered.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • The fellow was unexpectedly vulgar, heavy, and impudently unintelligent.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • The thing thrust so unexpectedly before her eyes was hideous in the extreme.
  • Extract from : « The Monster Men » by Edgar Rice Burroughs
  • But about midnight a head was unexpectedly thrust through the door-flap.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • He had returned suddenly and unexpectedly the previous night.
  • Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • They dined together, and the dinner was unexpectedly pleasant to both of them.
  • Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit

Antonyms for unexpectedly

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