Expected and Unplanned

Opposite meaning words

sentence examples

Expected

Expected adjective - Being in accordance with the prescribed, normal, or logical course of events.
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Expected
Antonyms for Expected
Unplanned is an antonym for expected.
Nearby Words: expectation, expecting, expectance, expectable

Unplanned

Unplanned adjective - Happening by chance.
Usage example: an unplanned change in our itinerary—we got lost!
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Unplanned
Antonyms for Unplanned
Expected is an antonym for unplanned.
Similar words of expected

Similar words of unplanned

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / Six Feet Under In the case of the son, the unplanned child and subsequent marriage derails his life as he half-heartedly commits to doing what is expected of him instead of doing what he feels in his heart (as he had previously done).
    Source: Series / Six Feet Under
Cite this Source
Unplanned and Expected. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/expected/unplanned
Expected & Unplanned. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/expected/unplanned>.
Unplanned or Expected. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/expected/unplanned.

Antonyms for expected


Antonyms for unplanned

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "expected" and "unplanned" have occurred on timeline