How do you pronounce unexpected?

unexpected is pronounced as /ˌʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/.

Vocabularies
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unexpected

😮unexpected

adjective

/ˌʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/

unexceptionable Unfair

Meaning

not anticipated or predicted; surprising

not expected or anticipated; surprising

Example Sentences

We had an unexpected visitor last night.

The unexpected news left everyone speechless.

Example Expressions

expect the unexpected

Synonyms

surprising, sudden, unforeseen, astonishing, abrupt, unanticipated, startling

Entry 1

surprising, sudden, unforeseen, astonishing, abrupt

Entry 2

surprising, unforeseen, sudden, unanticipated, startling

Antonyms

expected, predicted, planned, anticipated, predictable, foreseen

Entry 1

expected, predicted, planned

Entry 2

expected, anticipated, predictable, planned, foreseen

Collocations

unexpected result, unexpected event, unexpected visitor, unexpected change, unexpected turn

Entry 1

unexpected result, unexpected event, unexpected visitor, unexpected change

Entry 2

unexpected result, unexpected visitor, unexpected turn, unexpected event

More Example Sentences

I was shocked to hear the news unexpectedly.

She was shocked to see the damage unexpectedly.

We were shocked to hear his decision unexpectedly.

We were shocked to discover the error unexpectedly.

They were shocked to see the prices rise unexpectedly.

He was shocked to find his wallet missing unexpectedly.

I was shocked to realize how expensive it was unexpectedly.

They are slow to react whenever something unexpected happens.

They were shocked to learn about the sudden cancellation unexpectedly.

A bus driver helps a lost tourist who cannot find his hotel in an unfamiliar city by checking the address on his phone and explaining which stop to get off at while the other passengers wait patiently and one of them draws a small map on paper so the tourist can walk the last few blocks and arrive at his hotel safely feeling grateful for the unexpected kindness of strangers in a new place.