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Unconventional vs Unexpected - What's the difference?

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Unconventional is a related term of unexpected.


As adjectives the difference between unconventional and unexpected

is that unconventional is not adhering to convention or accepted standards while unexpected is not expected, anticipated or foreseen.

As a noun unconventional

is something or someone that is unconventional.

unconventional

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not adhering to convention or accepted standards
  • Out of the ordinary
  • Atypical

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something or someone that is unconventional.

    • unexpected

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not expected, anticipated or foreseen.
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  • *
    • The windmill presented unexpected difficulties.

    Synonyms

    * See

    Antonyms

    * expected

    Derived terms

    * unexpectedly * unexpectedness

    Related terms

    * unplanned * incidental * contingent * bolt from the blue * out of the blue