Curious and Expected

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Curious

Curious adjective - Different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion.
Usage example: that's a curious argument to make in favor of legalizing certain drugs
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Expected is an antonym for curious.
Nearby Words: curiosity, curiously, curio

Expected

Expected adjective - Being in accordance with the prescribed, normal, or logical course of events.
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Curious is an antonym for expected.
Nearby Words: expectation, expecting, expectance, expectable
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  • Useful Notes / Maginot Line One curious fact was that the Germans originally planned to do exactly what the French expected: attack through northern Belgium.
    Source: Useful Notes / Maginot Line
  • Useful Notes / The French Revolution Major Figures A brilliant student and genuinely curious mind with an interest in Enlightenment philosophy, he also had a penchant for drinking, gambling, and womanizing that was entirely in keeping with what was expected of a young noble of his day; he was also a pretty much an atheist.
    Source: Useful Notes / The French Revolution Major Figures
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