Synonyms of unexpected

unexpected

adjective

as in sudden

not expected

the failure of the backup generator was unexpected and a contingency for which we weren't prepared

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sudden
• unanticipated
• unforeseen
• abrupt
• unlooked-for
• unlikely
• unplanned
• improbable
• surprising
• startling
• unintended

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• anticipated
• expected
• foreseen
• predicted
• unsurprising
• prophesied