unforeseen

adjective/ˌʌnfɔrˈsiːn/

Frequency rank: #11,003 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

not predicted or expected; happening without warning.

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Example sentence

The project was delayed due to unforeseen technical problems that nobody had anticipated.

Synonyms & related words

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