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Definition of unexpectedly:
Synonyms:
by luck, circumstantially, minutely, unintentionally, perchance, unanticipatedly, out of the blue, accidentally, unaware, by chance, aback, haply, incidentally.
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suddenly (part of speech: adverb)
- hastily,
- instantly,
- abruptly,
- suddenly,
- instantaneously,
- at once,
- all of a sudden,
- quickly,
- immediately,
- precipitously
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surprisingly (part of speech: adverb)
- suddenly,
- shockingly,
- surprisingly,
- without warning,
- like a bolt from the blue,
- startlingly,
- astoundingly,
- astonishingly
Usage examples:
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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.