unexpectedly
unexpectedly · more unexpectedly · most unexpectedly
несподівано, зненацька
неожиданно
unerwartet, unerwarteterweise
In an unexpected mannerIn an unexpected manner.
US/ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪdli/
» My grandfather arrived unexpectedly from Boston.
Meaning
1 sensesIn 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 sentencesMy grandfather arrived unexpectedly from Boston.
Tom died unexpectedly of a heart attack.
ruТом неожиданно умер от сердечного приступа.
One morning, she unexpectedly met him on the street.
deEines Morgens traf sie ihn plötzlich auf der Straße.
Tom showed up unexpectedly.
Tom came home unexpectedly.
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
in an unexpected manner:
Русский
By meaning 1
in an unexpected manner:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
in an unexpected manner:
Origin
From unexpected + -ly or un- + expectedly.From unexpected + -ly or un- + expectedly.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
more unexpectedly, most unexpectedly| Comparative | more unexpectedly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most unexpectedly |
regular
Synonyms
7 synonymssurprisinglyB1against all oddsagainst expectations
Close in meaning
- in a way that was not expected:out of the blue
- without advance planning:by chanceaccidentallycircumstantially
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedunexpected
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb