unforeseen
/ʌnfɔːˈsiːn
/ /ʌnfəˈsiːn/adjective
Not anticipated or predicted: our insurance package enables you to protect yourself and your dependants against unforeseen circumstances...
- There are too many variables and unforeseen circumstances to predict the future with any certainty.
- Nobody ever knows what's round the corner, or when unforeseen circumstances will place a bomb under our finances.
- Our mortgage is about £40,000 and we'd want a cash buffer for unforeseen circumstances.
Synonyms
unpredicted, unexpected, unanticipated, unplanned, accidental, unlooked for, unsought, not bargained for, unthought of, unimagined;
sudden, abrupt, surprising, startling, astonishing, abnormal, out of the blue