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UNEXPECTED Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word unexpected. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For UNEXPECTED

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expected
adjectiveadj
adjective

• considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

anticipated
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective satellite

• expected hopefully

certain
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective

• having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

• established beyond doubt or question; definitely known

• certain to occur; destined or inevitable

• established irrevocably

adjective satellite

• definite but not specified or identified

• reliable in operation or effect

• exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance

common
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective

• belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

• having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual

noun

• a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area

adjective satellite

• common to or shared by two or more parties

• commonly encountered

• being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language

• of or associated with the great masses of people

• of low or inferior quality or value

• lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

• to be expected; standard

planned
adjectiveadj
adjective

• designed or carried out according to a plan

adjective satellite

• with planning and intention

routine
nounn
noun

• an unvarying or habitual method or procedure

• a short performance that is part of a longer program

• a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program

adjective satellite

• found in the ordinary course of events

unsurprising
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not causing surprise

usual
adjectiveadj
adjective

• occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

adjective satellite

• commonly encountered

foreseen
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• realize beforehand

• picture to oneself; imagine possible

• act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

predicted
verbv
verb

• make a prediction about; tell in advance

• indicate, as with a sign or an omen

Alternatives for EXPECTED

Alternatives for ANTICIPATED

Alternatives for CERTAIN

Alternatives for COMMON

Alternatives for PLANNED

Alternatives for ROUTINE

Alternatives for UNSURPRISING

Alternatives for USUAL

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