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English adverb: unexpectedly

1. unexpectedly in a way that was not expected


SamplesHer brother showed up at the wedding out of the blue.


Synonymsout of the blue

2. unexpectedly without advance planning


SamplesThey met accidentally.


Synonymsaccidentally, by chance, circumstantially


Antonymsadvisedly, by choice, by design, deliberately, designedly, intentionally, on purpose, purposely









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