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unexpected

adj. (surprising)

unexpected

adj. not foreseen: "unsuspected difficulties arose"; "unsuspected turnings in the road"

unexpected

adj. not expected or anticipated; "unexpected guests"; "unexpected news"

unexpected

adj. not planned; "an unexpected pregnancy"

emergency, unexpected

adj. made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency; "a forced landing"

unexpected, unforeseen

adj. happening or coming quickly and without warning; "a sudden unexpected development"

improvised, jury-rigged, makeshift

adj. done or made using whatever is available; "crossed the river on improvised bridges"; "the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear"; "the rock served as a makeshift hammer"

probationary, provisional, provisionary, tentative

adj. under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon; "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule"

amazing, astonishing

adj. surprising greatly; "she does an amazing amount of work"; "the dog was capable of astonishing tricks"

startling

adj. so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm; "Sydney's startling new Opera House"; "startling news"; "startling earthquake shocks"

unusual

adj. (surprising)

unperceived, lurking

adj. not perceived or commented on

unknown

adj. not known to exist; "things obscurely felt surged up from unknown depths"

casual, chance(a)

adj. occurring or appearing or singled out by chance; "seek help from casual passers-by"; "a casual meeting"; "a chance occurrence"

ad hoc

adj. often improvised or impromptu; "an ad hoc committee meeting"

offhand, offhanded

adj. casually thoughtless or inconsiderate; "an offhand manner"; "she treated most men with offhand contempt"

unstudied, uncontrived

adj. not by design or artifice; unforced and impromptu; "an air of unstudied spontaneous utterance is apt to be painstakingly achieved"; "simple unstudied charm"

extra, special

adj. added to a regular schedule; "a special holiday flight"; "put on special buses for the big game"

abrupt

adj. exceedingly sudden and unexpected; "came to an abrupt stop"; "an abrupt change in the weather"

explosive

adj. sudden and loud; "an explosive laugh"

quick

adj. brought about in a short time: "a sudden cure"

expected

adj. considered likely or probable to happen or arrive; "prepared for the expected attack"

planned

adj. designed or carried out according to a plan; "the planned outlays for new equipment"

intentional, knowing

adj. characterized by conscious design or purpose; "intentional damage"; "a knowing attempt to defraud"; "a willful waste of time"

deliberate, calculated, measured

adj. carefully thought out in advance; "a calculated insult"; "with measured irony"

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