unsurprising

adjective

un·​sur·​pris·​ing ˌən-sər-ˈprī-ziŋ 

ˌən-sə-

: not surprising or unexpected

… the unsurprising result of carefully hatched plans …

—David von Drehle

Examples of unsurprising in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The president’s continuing campaign to seek retribution against those who’ve spoken out against him is unsurprising. — Linda B. Rosenthal, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026

Again, that is unsurprising given the greater ease in sitting down and standing up from these models. — Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

The fact that the ruling was not unanimously in favor of preserving the current interpretation of the Citizenship Clause was unsurprising but deeply disturbing to Proaño. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

Gen Z is already more likely than older generations to use AI for therapy, medical advice, as well as for financial and investment decisions—unsurprising given that just over half of Gen Zers use AI at least weekly, according to an April survey from Gallup. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 28 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1671, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unsurprising

• advertising
• agonising
• amortizing
• analyzing
• anodizing
• appetizing
• atomizing
• authorising
• authorizing
• carbonizing
• carburizing
• catalyzing