unexpectedness

Questions about unexpectedness

What is another word for unexpectedness?

It depends which unexpectedness you mean. In the sense “extraordinariness by virtue of being unexpected”, the synonyms are surprisingness. Across all 1 sense there are 1 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of unexpectedness?

The recorded antonym is expectedness. Opposites are sense-specific too: this page shows which meaning each one is the opposite of, because a word rarely has a single opposite that holds for all of its senses.

Where do the synonyms for unexpectedness come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of unexpectedness

• Full entry for unexpectednessAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for unexpectednessWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
• Thesaurus homeHow WordNet synsets work, and the collections built for synonym work.