unexpectedly
/ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪdli/
unexpectedly adverb: in an unexpected manner.
Adverb
unexpectedly (comparative more unexpectedly, superlative most unexpectedly)
- In an unexpected manner.
- Near-synonyms: against expectations, against all odds, surprisingly
- […] she was startled by unexpectedly meeting her husband, who was coming to seek her.1863, George Eliot, chapter XVI, in Romola, volume II, book II, page 186
- Synonyms:
- against expectations, against all odds, surprisingly
- Antonyms:
- expectedly
unexpectedly meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
unexpectedly in Hindi
- in an unexpected manner
- अनायास anāyās
unexpectedly in Tamil
- இடைவழித்தட்டில், அகத்மாத்து, அதாவெட்டில், அகத்துமாத்தாக
unexpectedly in Marathi
- unexpectedly
- अचानक acānak, अवचित avcit
unexpectedly in Urdu
- unexpectedly
- اچانک طور پر acānak taur par, اچانک acānak
More languagesFewer languages
- unexpectedly in Bengali
- অপ্রত্যাশিতভাবে, অপ্রত্যাশিত ভাবে
- unexpectedly in Telugu
- అకస్మాత్తుగా akasmāttugā
- unexpectedly in Malayalam
- അപ്രതീക്ഷിതമായി
- unexpectedly in Kannada
- ಅಕಸ್ಮಾತ್ತು, ಅಕಸ್ಮಾತ್ತ, ಅಕಸ್ಮಾತ್
- unexpectedly in Punjabi
- ਅਣਹੋਣੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ
- unexpectedly in Gujarati
- અણધારી રીતે, અનપેક્ષિત રીતે, અણધાર્યા રીતે
- unexpectedly in Odia
- ଅପ୍ରତ୍ଯ଼ାଶିତ ଭାବେ, ଅପ୍ରତ୍ଯ଼ାଶିତ ଭାବରେ
- unexpectedly in Nepali
- अप्रत्याशित रूपमा
Examples of unexpectedly in a sentence
- Other evidence of former ownerships such as notice-boards, number plates, and makers' plates, are often discovered unexpectedly.1952 February, H. C. Casserley, “Permanent Wayfarings”, in Railway Magazine, page 77:
- The maw-worm could emerge unexpectedly from any orifice, including, most alarmingly, the corner of people's eyes.1999, Robert Lacey, Danny Danziger, The Year 1000: What life was like at the turn of The First Millennium, London: Abacus, published 2000...
Synonyms of unexpectedly
- against expectations
- against all odds
- surprisingly
Antonyms
Forms of unexpectedly
| comparative | more unexpectedly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unexpectedly |
Origin of unexpectedly
From unexpected + -ly or un- + expectedly.
Questions about unexpectedly
- What does unexpectedly mean?
- Unexpectedly means in an unexpected manner.
- What is unexpectedly in Hindi?
- Unexpectedly in Hindi is अनायास (anāyās). See Unexpectedly meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use unexpectedly in a sentence?
- Other evidence of former ownerships such as notice-boards, number plates, and makers' plates, are often discovered unexpectedly.
- What part of speech is unexpectedly?
- Unexpectedly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce unexpectedly?
- Unexpectedly is pronounced /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪdli/ (US).
Words near unexpectedly in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: unexpectedly (page history and authors); unexpectedly (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); अचानक (Marathi) (page history and authors); اچانک (Urdu) (page history and authors); unexpectedly (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); unexpectedly (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); unexpectedly (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); unexpectedly (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); unexpectedly (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); unexpectedly (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); unexpectedly (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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