unexpected adj

1 not expected or anticipated; "unexpected guests"; "unexpected news" [ant: expected]

2 not foreseen; "unsuspected difficulties arose"; "unsuspected turnings in the road"

3 made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency; "a forced landing" [syn: forced]

4 causing surprise or amazement by not being expected; "the curtains opened to reveal a completely unexpected scene"

5 not planned; "an unexpected pregnancy"

6 happening or coming quickly and without warning; "a sudden unexpected development" [syn: unforeseen]

English

Pronunciation

Adjective

1. not expected, anticipated or foreseen

Antonyms

• expected

Translations

Unexpected may refer to:

A music album:

• Unexpected (album), a 2004 studio album by No Angels singer Sandy Mölling
• Unexpected (Lumidee album), a 2007 studio album album by Lumidee
• Unexpected (Michelle Williams album), a 2008 studio album by Michelle Williams
• The Unexpected (album), a 2006 studio album by Beautiful Sin

In film and television:

• Unexpected (Heroes), an episode of NBC's TV show Heroes (TV series)
• "Unexpected" (Enterprise episode), the forth episode of the television series Star Trek: Enterprise

In literature:

• The Unexpected, a continuation of Tales of the Unexpected
• Expected

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