unexpected (adj.)
- abrupt
- accidental
- adventitious
- aleatory
- antic
- breakaway
- casual
- causeless
- chance
- chancy
- contingent
- dicey
- electrifying
- extraordinary
- fanciful
- fantastic
- fatal
- fluky
- fortuitous
- hasty
- headlong
- iffy
- impetuous
- impossible
- improbable
- impulsive
- incidental
- incomprehensible
- inconceivable
- incredible
- indeterminate
- offbeat
- out-of-the-way
- precipitant
- precipitate
- precipitous
- quick
- rare
- recherche
- risky
- shocking
- speedy
- startling
- sudden
- surprising
- swift
- unaccountable
- unannounced
- unanticipated
- unbelievable
- uncaused
- uncommon
- undetermined
- unfamiliar
- unforeseeable
- unforeseen
- unheard-of
- unheralded
- unimaginable
- unique
- unlooked-for
- unpredictable
- unpredicted
- unthought-of
- unusual
- unwonted
The unexpected always happens.—A common proverb.
As Caesar was at supper the discourse was of death,—which sort was the best. "That," said he, "which is unexpected."
