Synonyms of unexpectedly

unexpectedly

adverb

as in suddenly

without warning

the snow started unexpectedly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suddenly
• abruptly
• unaware
• all of a sudden
• unawares
• aback
• off base
• unanticipatedly
• surprisingly
• short
• amazingly
• astoundingly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slowly
• sluggishly
• tardily
• leisurely
• obviously
• laggardly
• pokily

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unexpectedly

Tommy Lee Jones plays Lee’s estranged father, who walks back into Lee’s life unexpectedly. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026

April 20 – May 20 Something involving money or resources could shift unexpectedly this morning. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026

Taurus April 20 – May 20 Something involving money or resources could shift unexpectedly this morning. — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026

But consumer expectations can change unexpectedly as new information about the economy comes in. — Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026

Their evolving brotherhood was tested unexpectedly in 2010, when guitarist SHOW-HATE collapsed from a stroke immediately after a SiM concert in Sapporo, Hokkaido. — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026

Rather than end image worship, the internet franchised it, which makes Siren feel unexpectedly prophetic. — Raven Smith, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026

According to royal commentator Rob Shuter, Harry was enjoying the game when cameras unexpectedly showed him on the big screen in the stadium. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 12 Oct. 2026

Everyone exiting the show had a Hawaiian-style plastic flower chain placed around their neck to send the off into the NoHo night, which might seem like an unexpectedly comic touch at the end of a show that is focused on … aliens. — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026