unforeseen as an adjective: - 1
unforeseen
adjective
1 unforeseen
Not anticipated:
— Unforeseen circumstances.
synonyms: out of the blue, unanticipated, unlooked-for, unseen.
Roget 508:
nonexpectant†;
surprised
etc.
v.;
unwarned,
unaware;
off one's guard;
inattentive
458.
unexpected,
unanticipated,
unpredicted†,
unlooked for,
unforeseen,
unhoped for;
dropped from the clouds;
beyond expectation,
contrary to expectation,
against expectation,
against all expectation;
out of one's reckoning;
unheard of
etc.
(exceptional)
83;
startling,
surprising;
sudden
etc.
(instantaneous)
113.
unpredictable,
unforeseeable
(unknowable)
519.
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Roget 621:
fortuitous
etc.
156;
unintentional,
unintended;
accidental;
not meant;
undesigned,
purposed;
unpremeditated
etc.
612;
unforeseen,
uncontemplated,
never thought of.
random,
indiscriminate,
promiscuous;
undirected;
aimless,
driftless†,
designless†,
purposeless,
causeless;
without purpose.
possible
etc.
470.
unforeseeable,
unpredictable,
chancy,
risky,
speculative,
dicey.
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Moby thesaurus: abrupt, accidental, adventitious, aleatory, casual, causeless, chance, chancy, contingent, destinal, dicey, electrifying, extraordinary, fatal, fatidic, fluky, fortuitous, hasty, headlong, iffy, impetuous, improbable, impulsive, incidental, indeterminate, more than expected, nerve-shattering, out-of-the-way, past expectation, precipitant, precipitate, precipitous, quick, risky, shocking, speedy, startling, sudden, surprise, surprising, swift, unannounced, unanticipated, uncaused, undetermined, undivined, unexpected, unforeseeable, unguessed, unheralded, unhoped for, unlooked-for, unpredictable, unpredicted, unprepared for, unsought, without warning ... show more.
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