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| Main Entry: | unexpected |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | surprising |
| Synonyms: | abrupt, accidental, amazing, astonishing, chance, fortuitous, impetuous, impulsive, instantaneous, out of the blue*, payback, prodigious, staggering, startling, stunning, sudden, swift, unforeseen, unheralded, unpredictable, wonderful, electrifying, eye-opening, from left field, not bargained for, not in the cards, unanticipated, unlooked-for, unpredicted |
| Antonyms: | expected |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | abnormal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | different from standard or norm |
| Synonyms: | aberrant, anomalous, atypical, bizarre, curious, deviant, deviate, deviating, divergent, eccentric, exceptional, extraordinary, fantastic, funny, gross, heterodox, irregular, odd, off-color, peculiar, preternatural, queer, screwy*, strange, uncommon, unexpected, unnatural, unorthodox, unusual, weird, anomalistic, grody, heteroclite, heteromorphic, off-base, out of line, spastic |
| Notes: | abnormal means 'not normal, different from normal' while subnormal means 'below normal' |
| Antonyms: | customary, normal, standard, straight, usual |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | accidental |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happening unexpectedly |
| Synonyms: | adventitious, casual, chance, coincidental, contingent, fluky*, fortuitous, inadvertent, incidental, random, unexpected, unforeseen, unintentional, unplanned, uncalculated, unintended |
| Antonyms: | decided, essential, intended, intentional, planned, premeditated, designed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | contingent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | conditional; possible |
| Synonyms: | accidental, casual, chance, dependent, fluky, fortuitous, haphazard, incidental, likely, odd, probable, probably, random, subject to, uncertain, unexpected, unforeseeable, unforeseen, unpredictable, controlled by, unanticipated |
| Antonyms: | certain, definite, real, sure, truthful, unconditional |
| Main Entry: | haphazard |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | without plan or organization |
| Synonyms: | accidental, aimless, any which way, arbitrary, careless, casual, chance, desultory, devil-may-care*, disorderly, disorganized, erratic, fluke, helter-skelter*, hit-or-miss*, incidental, indiscriminate, irregular, loose, offhand, purposeless, random, reckless, slapdash, slipshod, spontaneous, sudden, unconcerned, unconscious, uncoordinated, unexpected, unorganized, unpremeditated, unthinking, willy-nilly*, all over the map, any old way, designless, unconsidered, unmethodical, unsystematic |
| Antonyms: | careful, intentional, methodical, organized, planned, straight, systematic, designed, thought-out |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | impetuous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | acting without thinking |
| Synonyms: | abrupt, ardent, eager, fervid, fierce, furious, hasty, headlong, hurried, impassioned, impulsive, passionate, precipitate, precipitous, rash, restive, rushing, spontaneous, sudden, swift, unbridled, unexpected, unplanned, unpremeditated, unrestrained, unthinking, vehement, violent, going off deep end, precipitant, spur-of-the-moment, subitaneous, unreflecting |
| Antonyms: | calm, cautious, circumspect, considerate, reflective, sensible, thoughtful, wise |
| Main Entry: | impulsive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | tending to act without thought |
| Synonyms: | abrupt, ad-lib*, automatic, careless, devil-may-care*, emotional, extemporaneous, flaky*, hasty, headlong, impetuous, instinctive, intuitive, involuntary, mad, offhand, passionate, precipitate, quick, rash, spontaneous, sudden, swift, unexpected, unpredictable, unpremeditated, up-and-down*, violent, gone off deep end, hot-and-cold, jumping the gun, unconsidered, unmeditated, unprompted, winging it |
| Antonyms: | cautious, considering, heedful, thoughtful, wise, premeditative |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | surprise |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something amazing; state of amazement |
| Synonyms: | amazement, astonishment, attack, awe, bewilderment, consternation, curiosity, disappointment, disillusion, fortune, godsend*, incredulity, jolt*, kick*, marvel, miracle, phenomenon, portent, precipitation, prodigy, rarity, revelation, shock, start, stupefaction, unexpected, unforeseen, whammy*, wonder, wonderment, abruptness, astoundment, bombshell, curveball, epiphany, eureka, eye-opener, miscalculation, precipitance, precipitousness, suddenness, thunderbolt* |
| Antonyms: | expectation |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | swift |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very fast |
| Synonyms: | abrupt, breakneck, expeditious, express, fleet, flying, hasty, headlong, hurried, nimble, on the double*, precipitate, prompt, pronto, quick, rapid, ready, short, short-lived, snappy*, spanking*, speedy, sudden, unexpected, winged, alacritous, barrelling, cracking, double-quick, fleet-footed, in nothing flat, like crazy, like mad, screaming, shaking a leg, speedball, supersonic |
| Antonyms: | delayed, slow, sluggish |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unforeseeable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unpredictable |
| Synonyms: | capricious, chance, chancy, changeable, fluky*, incalculable, random, uncertain, unexpected, from left field, unknowable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unforeseen |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | surprising |
| Synonyms: | abrupt, accidental, out of the blue*, startling, sudden, surprise, unexpected, from left field, not bargained for, unanticipated, uncalculated, unlooked-for |
| Antonyms: | expected, foreseen, predictable, predicted |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unintentional/unintended |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not planned |
| Synonyms: | accidental, aimless, casual, chance, erratic, extemporaneous, fortuitous, haphazard, inadvertent, involuntary, purposeless, random, unconscious, unexpected, unforeseen, unplanned, unpremeditated, unthinking, unwitting, undesigned, undevised, unintended, unthought |
| Antonyms: | definite, deliberate, intended, intentional, planned |
| Main Entry: | unprepared |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not ready |
| Synonyms: | ad-lib*, caught off guard, ill-considered, impromptu, improvised, napping, not prepared, off the cuff*, off the top of one's head, offhand, played by ear, spontaneous, surprised, taken off guard, unaware, unexpected, unplanned, unready, unrehearsed, unschooled, unskilled, untrained, vulnerable, winged* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unusual |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | different |
| Synonyms: | abnormal, amazing, astonishing, atypical, awe-inspiring, awesome, bizarre, conspicuous, curious, distinguished, eminent, exceptional, extraordinary, far-out*, inconceivable, incredible, memorable, noteworthy, odd, out of the ordinary*, outstanding, phenomenal, prodigious, prominent, queer, rare, refreshing, remarkable, significant, singular, special, strange, surprising, uncommon, unconventional, unexpected, unfamiliar, unique, unparalleled, weird*, something else, unwonted |
| Antonyms: | common, familiar, normal, regular, standard, usual |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ironic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sarcastic |
| Synonyms: | acrid, alert, arrogant, backbiting, biting, bitter, burlesque, caustic, clever, contemptuous, contradictory, critical, cutting, cynical, defiant, derisive, disparaging, exaggerated, implausible, incisive, incongruous, keen, mocking, mordant, pungent, quick-witted, ridiculous, sardonic, satirical, scathing, sharp, sneering, spicy, trenchant, twisted, unexpected, witty, wry, chaffing, double-edged, ironical, jibing, paradoxical, satiric, scoffing, uncomplimentary |
| Antonyms: | sincere |
| Main Entry: | out of the blue |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | unpredicted |
| Synonyms: | surprising, unexpected, unforeseen, unplanned, not predicted, unanticipated, unprepared for |
| Main Entry: | unintentional |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not planned |
| Synonyms: | accidental, aimless, casual, chance, erratic, extemporaneous, fortuitous, haphazard, inadvertent, involuntary, purposeless, random, unconscious, unexpected, unforeseen, unplanned, unpremeditated, unthinking, unwitting, undesigned, undevised, unintended, unthought |
| Antonyms: | deliberate, intended, intentional, planned |
| Main Entry: | startling |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | frightful |
| Synonyms: | alarming, astonishing, shocking, surprising, unexpected |
| Main Entry: | undreamed-of |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | incapable of being imagined |
| Synonyms: | inconceivable, surprising, unexpected, unforeseen, unanticipated, undreamt-of, unimagined |
| Main Entry: | casual |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | chance, random |
| Synonyms: | accidental, adventitious, by chance, contingent, erratic, extemporaneous, extempore, fluky, fortuitous, impromptu, improvised, impulsive, incidental, infrequent, irregular, occasional, odd, offhand, spontaneous, uncertain, unexpected, unforeseen, unintentional, unplanned, unpremeditated, serendipitous |
| Antonyms: | deliberate, painstaking, planned, premeditated |
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