unlooked-for

unlooked–for

adjective

Definition of UNLOOKED-FOR

not expected <the interesting stuff found in the attic was an unlooked-for bonus for the new homeowners>

Synonyms abrupt, sudden, unanticipated, unforeseen, unlooked-for

Related Words unintended, unplanned; improbable, unlikely; startling, surprising

Near Antonyms predicted, prophesied; unsurprising

Antonyms anticipated, expected, foreseen

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