Meaning

1 senses
  1. In an unexpected manner.

    Near-synonyms: against expectations, against all odds, surprisingly

    unerwartet, unerwarteterweise

    неожи́данноneožídanno

    несподі́ваноnespodívano, знена́цькаznenácʹka

More definitions
  • in a way that was not expected
  • without advance planning

Examples

89 sentences
  1. My grandfather arrived unexpectedly from Boston.

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  2. Tom died unexpectedly of a heart attack.

    ruТом неожиданно умер от сердечного приступа.

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  3. One morning, she unexpectedly met him on the street.

    deEines Morgens traf sie ihn plötzlich auf der Straße.

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  4. Tom showed up unexpectedly.

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  5. Tom came home unexpectedly.

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Translations

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Origin

From unexpected + -ly or un- + expectedly.

From unexpected + -ly or un- + expectedly.

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Forms

more unexpectedly, most unexpectedly
Comparativemore unexpectedly Lesson
Superlativemost unexpectedly

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
surprisinglyB1against all oddsagainst expectations
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatedunexpected

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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