Thesaurus / unlooked-for
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synonyms for unlooked-for
- abrupt
- accidental
- amazing
- astonishing
- fortuitous
- startling
- stunning
- sudden
- swift
- unanticipated
- unforeseen
- unpredictable
- wonderful
- chance
- electrifying
- eye-opening
- from left field
- impetuous
- impulsive
- instantaneous
- not bargained for
- not in the cards
- out of the blue
- payback
- prodigious
- staggering
- unheralded
- unpredicted
- abrupt
- startling
- sudden
- unanticipated
- unexpected
- accidental
- from left field
- not bargained for
- out of the blue
- surprise
- uncalculated
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How to use unlooked-for in a sentence
The result of this stock-taking shows that eleven volumes were unaccounted-for, a list of which is appended.
REPORT OF THE CHIEF LIBRARIAN FOR THE YEAR 1924-25GENERAL ASSEMBLY LIBRARY (NEW ZEALAND)At this stock-taking the number unaccounted-for is twenty-two, several of which are quite recent accessions to the Library.
REPORT OF THE CHIEF LIBRARIAN FOR THE YEAR 1924-25GENERAL ASSEMBLY LIBRARY (NEW ZEALAND)Edna's desire to see Mademoiselle Reisz had increased tenfold since these unlooked-for obstacles had arisen to thwart it.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPINBut no other instance of for-tened is known, nor yet of crece as short for increes (increase).
CHAUCER'S WORKS, VOLUME 1 (OF 7) -- ROMAUNT OF THE ROSE; MINOR POEMSGEOFFREY CHAUCERAt length the long looked-for copy arrived, he saw it, composed himself and died, 1543.
GOSPEL PHILOSOPHYJ. H. WARDIt was nearly eleven o'clock when the free-for-all running race was announced.
THE BOX-CAR CHILDRENGERTRUDE CHANDLER WARNERThe sepoys usually swarm out hell-for-leather and we rush to meet them.
THE RED YEARLOUIS TRACYThe good man then devoted his unlooked-for fortune to philanthropies in concert with Judge Popinot.
REPERTORY OF THE COMEDIE HUMAINE, COMPLETE, A -- ZANATOLE CERFBERR AND JULES FRANOIS CHRISTOPHEBoth ladies evidently enjoyed the unhoped-for but well-deserved rest.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME II (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSWhen Peggy's father died, Colling was going it hell-for-leather—just about as fast as they're made.
A BUTTERFLY ON THE WHEELCYRIL ARTHUR EDWARD RANGER GULLWORDS RELATED TO UNLOOKED-FOR
- abrupt
- accidental
- amazing
- astonishing
- chance
- electrifying
- eye-opening
- fortuitous
- from left field
- impetuous
- impulsive
- instantaneous
- not bargained for
- not in the cards
- out of the blue
- payback
- prodigious
- staggering
- startling
- stunning
- sudden
- swift
- unanticipated
- unforeseen
- unheralded
- unlooked-for
- unpredictable
- unpredicted
- wonderful
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