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Definition/Meaning

(adjective)

not anticipated, expected, or predicted;

e.g. Unforeseen events caused us to cancel our long planned camping trip.

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Similar Words

Abrupt

Serendipitous

Sudden

Unannounced

Unanticipated

Unexpected

Unforeseeable

Unlooked-for

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Opposite Words

Anticipated

Due

Unsurprising

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Related Words

Accidental

Accidentally

Amazing

Astonishing

Astounding

Casual

Chance

Early

Fluky

Fortuitous

Fortunate

Heaven-sent

Improbable

Inadvertent

Incidental

Inopportune

Jarring

Jaw-dropping

Lucky

Precocious

Premature

Providential

Shocking

Startling

Stunning

Surprising

Unintended

Unintentional

Unlikely

Unplanned

Unpremeditated

Unseasonable

Untimely

Unwitting

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