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Unexpected vs Surprised - What's the difference?

unexpected | surprised |

As adjectives the difference between unexpected and surprised

is that unexpected is not expected, anticipated or foreseen while surprised is caused to feel surprise, amazement or wonder, or showing an emotion due to an unexpected event.

As a verb surprised is

past tense of surprise.

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

    surprised

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Caused to feel surprise, amazement or wonder, or showing an emotion due to an unexpected event.

    • Synonyms

    * astonished *

    Verb

    (head)
  • (surprise)

    • See also

    * shocked