unexpectedly

/ˌʌnɪkˈspɛktɪdli/

in a surprising or unanticipated way

The team won the championship unexpectedly.

They did not anticipate winning, making the victory surprising.

general

in a manner that is surprising or not anticipated

She arrived unexpectedly and caught everyone off guard.

Her arrival was a surprise, and no one was prepared for it.

The results came in unexpectedly fast.

The results were delivered much sooner than expected.

Often used to describe events or actions that happen without prior warning or anticipation.

Collocations

unexpectedly wellbetter than anticipatedunexpectedly earlyearlier than expectedunexpectedly latelater than expected

Use 'unexpectedly' to emphasize that something happened contrary to expectations.

From 'un-' (not) + 'expected' (anticipated) + '-ly' (adverb suffix).

Commonly used in both formal and informal contexts to describe surprising occurrences or outcomes.

un-

not

prefix

expected

anticipated

root

-ly

adverb suffix

suffix

English Dictionary