unexpectedly

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌʌnɪkˈspɛktɪdli/


unexpectedly
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Sense: Adverb: without warning
Synonyms:
suddenly Collocations, all of a sudden, without warning, out of nowhere, out of the blue, to sb's surprise, as if by magic, surprisingly Collocations, out of left field (US, slang)
Antonyms:
regularly Collocations, predictably, unsurprisingly, characteristically, inevitably, typically Collocations, as expected, as anticipated, according to prediction, as always


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