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