UNANTICIPATEDLY Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

unanticipatedly

adverb

as in suddenly

without warning the unanticipatedly high fuel prices had many people wondering how they were going to keep warm that winter

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Since the search giant doesn’t license all the content in the knowledge box, Google could risk future lawsuits if the act of algorithmically creating the knowledge box without licenses suddenly becomes viewed as infringement, Rose said.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026
But then, during the Centennial year, Congress suddenly acted to fund and complete the tower.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 27 July 2026

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Related Stories The film follows teenager Danny, who after making a mistake that could derail his future, unexpectedly reconnects with Josh, a social worker who once tried to help him but whose own mistakes drove them apart.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 31 July 2026
China’s factory activity unexpectedly slowed in July, the first such contraction in five months, weighing on the pace of broader growth for the world's second-largest economy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026

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