English adverb: unexpectedly | |||
1. | unexpectedly in a way that was not expected | ||
Samples | Her brother showed up at the wedding out of the blue. | ||
Synonyms | out of the blue | ||
2. | unexpectedly without advance planning | ||
Samples | They met accidentally. | ||
Synonyms | accidentally, by chance, circumstantially | ||
Antonyms | advisedly, by choice, by design, deliberately, designedly, intentionally, on purpose, purposely | ||