What does unexpectedly mean?

unexpectedly means "in a way that was not expected". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in unexpectedly?

unexpectedly has 5 syllables: un-ex-pec-ted-ly. The stress falls on "pec". In IPA it is /ˌʌnɪkˈspɛktɪdli/.

What is another word for unexpectedly?

Close synonyms include out of the blue, by chance, accidentally, circumstantially. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is unexpectedly a common word?

unexpectedly is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Unexpectedly — meaning and pronunciation

adverb

2 sensesA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
in a way that was not expected
“her brother showed up at the wedding out of the blue”
Synonymsout of the blue
2.
without advance planning
“they met accidentally”
Synonymsby chance accidentally circumstantially

Questions about unexpectedly

What does unexpectedly mean?: unexpectedly means "in a way that was not expected". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

Tools

Jump to

Images & video

PDF & writing

Calculate & convert

Health & fitness

AI, code & work

Learn & play

Tool directories

Search

Jump to

Explore AltFTool

Help

Theme

Tools

Jump to

Images & video

PDF & writing

Calculate & convert

Health & fitness

AI, code & work

Learn & play

Tool directories

Search

Jump to

Explore AltFTool

Help

Theme

unexpectedly

adverb

Questions about unexpectedly