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Definition of unexpectedly:

At a time or in a manner not looked for; suddenly.

Synonyms:

by luck, circumstantially, minutely, unintentionally, perchance, unanticipatedly, out of the blue, accidentally, unaware, by chance, aback, haply, incidentally.

suddenly (part of speech: adverb)
- hastily,
- instantly,
- abruptly,
- suddenly,
- instantaneously,
- at once,
- all of a sudden,
- quickly,
- immediately,
- precipitously
surprisingly (part of speech: adverb)
- suddenly,
- shockingly,
- surprisingly,
- without warning,
- like a bolt from the blue,
- startlingly,
- astoundingly,
- astonishingly

Usage examples:

At length, even old Elder Concannon appeared unexpectedly in the reading- room one night to see what was going on.

- "Janice Day", Helen Beecher Long.
" I accept that," she said unexpectedly.

- "Romance", Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer.
The poor boy, who was but fifteen years old, jumped from his ship on board the one which lay nearest, and found himself unexpectedly among enemies.

- "The Story of Norway", Hjalmar H. Boyesen.