| Concept: | Inexpectation. |
| Category: | 2. To the Future |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
inexpectation, non-expectation; false expectation (disappointment); miscalculation., surprise, sudden burst, thunderclap, blow, shock; bolt out of the blue; wonder; eye opener.
-verbs
not expect; be taken by surprise; start; miscalculate; not bargain for; come upon, fall upon., be unexpected; come unawares; turn up, pop, drop from the clouds; come upon one, burst upon one, flash upon one, bounce upon one, steal upon one, creep upon one; come like a thunder clap, burst like a thunderclap, burst like a thunder bolt; take by surprise, catch by surprise, catch unawares, catch napping; yach [S. Africa]., pounce upon, spring a mine upon., surprise, startle, take aback, electrify, stun, stagger, take away one's breath, throw off one's guard; astonish (strike with wonder).
-adjectives
nonexpectant; surprised; unwarned, unaware; off one's guard; inattentive., unexpected, unanticipated, unlooked for, unforeseen, unhoped for; dropped from the clouds; beyond expectation, contrary to expectation, against expectation; out of one's reckoning; unheard of (exceptional); startling; sudden (instantaneous).
-adverbs
abruptly, unexpectedly, plump, pop, a l'improviste, unawares; without notice, without warning, without a "by your leave"; like a thief in the night, like a thunderbolt; in an unguarded momemt; suddenly (instantaneously).
-phrases
little did one think, little did one expect; nobody would ever suppose, nobody would ever think, nobody would ever expect; who would have thought? it beats the Dutch!.
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Antonyms: |
expectation |
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