Adventitious, abnormal, and abrupt are all synonyms for unexpected. Expected and predictable are these antonyms of unexpected. And here are another 24 synonyms for unexpected.
Unexpected Synonyms
- Abnormal
- Abrupt
- Adventitious
- Astonishing
- Chance
- Extraordinary
- Fortuitous
- Not bargained for
- Out of the blue
- Serendipitous
- Startling
- Sudden
- Surprising
- Unanticipated
- Uncommon
- Unforeseen
- Unhoped for
- Unlooked for
- Unplanned
- Unpredicted
- Without notice
- Without warning
- Backasswards