Unexpectedly
adverb
Without thinking it would happen, or in a sudden surprising way.
She showed up at the party unexpectedly.
Often appears as...
- arrive unexpectedly
- happen unexpectedly
adverb
With an outcome that was not expected or planned.
The team unexpectedly won the match.
Often appears as...
- win unexpectedly
- change unexpectedly
adverb
In a way not foreseen, expected, or anticipated.
The project was unexpectedly successful.
Often appears as...
- successful unexpectedly
- fail unexpectedly
adverb
Without thinking it would happen, or in a sudden surprising way.
She showed up at the party unexpectedly.
Often appears as...
- arrive unexpectedly
- happen unexpectedly
adverb
With an outcome that was not expected or planned.
The team unexpectedly won the match.
Often appears as...
- win unexpectedly
- change unexpectedly
adverb
In a way not foreseen, expected, or anticipated.
The project was unexpectedly successful.
Often appears as...
- successful unexpectedly
- fail unexpectedly
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Impact
Indicates a strong emotional reaction due to something happening suddenly and unexpectedly.
He unexpectedly burst into tears during the speech.
Pro Tip 2/3Narrative Twists
Used to describe a plot twist in stories that catches readers or viewers off guard.
The villain unexpectedly turned out to be the hero's best friend.
Pro Tip 3/3Event Disruption
Signals a disruption of the usual order or expectations of events.
The outdoor concert was unexpectedly rained out.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Impact
Indicates a strong emotional reaction due to something happening suddenly and unexpectedly.
He unexpectedly burst into tears during the speech.
Pro Tip 2/3Narrative Twists
Used to describe a plot twist in stories that catches readers or viewers off guard.
The villain unexpectedly turned out to be the hero's best friend.
Pro Tip 3/3Event Disruption
Signals a disruption of the usual order or expectations of events.
The outdoor concert was unexpectedly rained out.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Impact
Indicates a strong emotional reaction due to something happening suddenly and unexpectedly.
He unexpectedly burst into tears during the speech.
Pro Tip 2/3Narrative Twists
Used to describe a plot twist in stories that catches readers or viewers off guard.
The villain unexpectedly turned out to be the hero's best friend.
Pro Tip 3/3Event Disruption
Signals a disruption of the usual order or expectations of events.
The outdoor concert was unexpectedly rained out.
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worlds housed in refugee camps the Padang have drawn crowds of Western tourists who travel to witness their ancient ways unexpectedly what was once a persecuted mark of identity is now a
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Why Do These Women...
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American Author
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Colleen Atwood
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I am always looking for ideas, whether it is in art on the street or in my world travels. It comes to me randomly and unexpectedly.
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Canadian Architect
No amount of thought can ever reveal what comes unexpectedly.
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Vivek Murthy
American Public Servant
When I was younger, my family suddenly and unexpectedly lost all of our life savings to a man we had trusted as a friend. The financial loss was difficult, especially because my sister and I were both in college. But the breach of trust was even more painful.
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Paul Auster
American Author
The world is so unpredictable. Things happen suddenly, unexpectedly. We want to feel we are in control of our own existence. In some ways we are, in some ways we're not. We are ruled by the forces of chance and coincidence.
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Susan Orlean
American Journalist
I had forgotten how thrilling a snow day is until my son started school, and as much as he loves it, he swoons at the idea of a free day arriving unexpectedly, laid out like a gift.
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Todd Haynes
American Director
I love stories of love cropping up unexpectedly in life almost as a problem, as something you don't ask for. Something that messes everything up and makes you rethink everything.
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D. H. Lawrence
English Writer
Love is the flower of life, and blossoms unexpectedly and without law, and must be plucked where it is found, and enjoyed for the brief hour of its duration.
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Bernard Sumner
English Musician
There's challenges in life that present themselves unexpectedly, and if you rise to them, then those challenges will toughen you up.
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Colleen Atwood
American Designer
I am always looking for ideas, whether it is in art on the street or in my world travels. It comes to me randomly and unexpectedly.
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Dennis Christopher
American Actor
I've had a 'Zelig'-like career. I pop up unexpectedly. I'm always kind of around.
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Sobhita Dhulipala
Indian Actress
Being a part of 'Mothoon' was unexpectedly character-building.
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Arthur Erickson
Canadian Architect
No amount of thought can ever reveal what comes unexpectedly.
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