unsurprising

adjective

un·​sur·​pris·​ing ˌən-sər-ˈprī-ziŋ How to pronounce unsurprising (audio)
ˌən-sə-
: not surprising or unexpected

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So, public concern and anxiety are unsurprising. Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025 Amazon’s interest was, perhaps, unsurprising. David Bloom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025 Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, described the trend as unsurprising given historical movement between the two nations. Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025 October 7th was entirely unforeseen and wholly unsurprising. Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unsurprising

Word History

First Known Use

1671, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unsurprising was in 1671

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“Unsurprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsurprising. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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