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out of the blue

adjective

1 out of the blue

Not anticipated:
— Like a bolt out of the blue.

synonyms: unanticipated, unforeseen, unlooked-for, unseen.

adverb

1 out of the blue

In a way that was not expected:
— Her brother showed up at the wedding out of the blue.

synonym: unexpectedly.


Moby thesaurus: extraordinary, improbable, more than expected, out-of-the-way, past expectation, sudden, unannounced, unanticipated, undivined, unexpected, unforeseeable, unforeseen, unguessed, unheralded, unhoped for, unpredictable, unpredicted, unprepared for, without warning.

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