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unexpectedly - 8 thesaurus results
Main Entry: unexpectedly
Part of Speech: adverb1
Definition: surprisingly
Synonyms: out of the blue, quickly, suddenly, unawares, unusually, startlingly
Antonyms: normally, obviously, regularly
Main Entry: unexpectedly
Part of Speech: adverb2
Definition: by chance
Synonyms: accidentally, by coincidence, circumstantially, fortuitously
Antonyms: advisedly, deliberately, intentionally
Main Entry: incidentally
Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: by chance
Synonyms: accidentally, by the way, casually, unexpectedly, as a by-product, as side effect, by the bye, fortuitously, in passing, in related manner, not by design, obiter, parenthetically, remotely, subordinately
Antonyms: purposely
Main Entry: short
Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: abruptly
Synonyms: aback, forthwith, sudden, suddenly, unaware, unawares, unexpectedly, by surprise, unanticipatedly, without delay, without hesitation, without warning
Antonyms: long
Main Entry: unawares
Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: without warning; suddenly
Synonyms: aback, accidentally, carelessly, inadvertently, mistakenly, short, sudden, unconsciously, unexpectedly, unintentionally, unprepared, unwittingly, abruptly, by accident, by mistake, by surprise, ignorantly, off guard, surprisingly, unknowingly, unready
Notes: unaware is an adjective that means 'not being aware of something' and unawares is an adverb meaning 'by surprise; unexpectedly'
Antonyms: knowingly, consciously
Main Entry: by chance
Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: by accident
Synonyms: accidentally, unexpectedly, unintentionally, unwittingly, as luck would have it, by a fluke, by coincidence, by mistake, for some reason, fortuitously, out of the clear blue sky
Main Entry: drop dead
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: die
Synonyms: buy the farm, croak, kick the bucket, die suddenly, die unexpectedly, fall dead, pop off
Main Entry: early
Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: sooner than expected
Synonyms: ahead of time, anon, beforehand, betimes, briefly, directly, early bird*, immediately, prematurely, presently, previous, promptly, pronto, quick, shortly, soon, unexpectedly, a bit previous, before long, bright and early, ere long, far ahead, in advance, in good time, in the bud, in time, on short notice, on the dot, oversoon, proximately, too soon, with time to spare
Antonyms: later
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