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 majority of those murdered are thought to be younger than 30, a horrifying but perhaps unsurprising statistic in a country whose population skews young due to the baby boom that followed the 1979 revolution. —Ellie Austin, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026

For someone best known as an actor, Bradley Cooper’s core interest as a filmmaker is perhaps unsurprising. —David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2026

For a party that dreams of a single-payer, socialist healthcare system where taxpayers fund every expense, this is perhaps unsurprising. —Robert Romano, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2026

For as many times as a restaurant can be unsurprising, there are the gems that can turn an everyday ingredient or an unsuspecting meal into something unforgettable. —Sunny Hubler, Charlotte Observer, 5 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1671, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unsurprising

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