All unexpectedly synonyms
un·ex·pect·ed
U u adj unexpectedly
- matinal — (often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical. the first of the seven canonical hours. the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak. Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- early — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
adverb unexpectedly
- aimlessly — without aim; purposeless.
- haphazardly — in a haphazard manner; at random.
- extraordinarily — In an extraordinary manner.
- asudden — in an abrupt manner
- coincidentally — You use coincidentally when you want to draw attention to a coincidence.
- obiter — Incidentally; in passing.
- fortuitously — In a fortuitous manner.
- inconstantly — In an inconstant manner.
- accidentally — happening by chance or accident; not planned; unexpected: an accidental meeting.
- queerly — strange or odd from a conventional viewpoint; unusually different; singular: a queer notion of justice.
adv unexpectedly
- ignorantly — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
- incidentally — apart or aside from the main subject of attention, discussion, etc.; by the way; parenthetically.
- by chance — Something that happens by chance was not planned by anyone.
- by the bye — incidentally; by the way: used as a sentence connector
- abruptly — sudden or unexpected: an abrupt departure.
- all of a sudden — If something happens all of a sudden, it happens quickly and unexpectedly.
- as luck would have it — fortunately
- by mistake — accidentally, not on purpose
- in passing — going by or past; elapsing: He was feeling better with each passing day.
- all at once — If something happens all at once, it happens suddenly, often when you are not expecting it to happen.