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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unanticipatedly
  1. suddenly
  2. unexpectedly
Adverb
  • In the wild west of the crypto world, a rug pull is a con job where developers pump up the value of a token and then suddenly vanish with the investor funds.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Another 41-year-old man, Jean Wilson Brutus, a Haitian national, died suddenly after collapsing in December in what a medical examiner ruled was a natural death due to a lung blockage.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of suddenly
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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
Definition of unexpectedly
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“Unanticipatedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unanticipatedly. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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