Synonyms for unforeseen
un·fore·seen

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1. unanticipated, unforeseen, unlooked-for, out of the blue(p)adjective

   not anticipated

   "unanticipated and disconcerting lines of development"- H.W.Glidden; "unforeseen circumstances"; "a virtue unlooked-for in people so full of energy"; "like a bolt out of the blue"

   Antonyms:
   expected

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1. List of paraphrases for "unforeseen":

   unexpected, unanticipated, unforeseeable, unintended, unpredictable, unplanned, unscheduled, adventitious, contingencies, contingency, casual, unpredicted

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1. Robert Jackson:

   Barring some almost unforeseen event or eruption of new information we haven’t seen before, I believe the pathway for him to get the majority of delegates is very, very difficult and the window of opportunity is rapidly closing.

2. Wendell Berry:

   We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children. (Actually appearing as "a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers, but borrowed from his children" in _The Unforeseen Wilderness: An Essay on Kentucky’s Red River Gorge_, published 1971)

3. Adam Sarhan:

   Barring an unforeseen event, the Fed will not be keen to rock the boat, i think Yellen has hedged her bets very carefully and remains data-dependent and I don't see a change in that strategy at the end of the meeting.

4. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

   one thing poverty has taught me is how to be patient.because I learn that so many times,-driven by our desire to make things better with our circumstances, we often overlook the dangers of unforeseen catastrophic consequences. my beloved mother would say-tek time, run fast. jamaican proverbial wisdom.

5. Learned Hand:

   There is no surer way to misread any document than to read it literally. As nearly as we can, we must put ourselves in the place of those who uttered the words, and try to divine how they would have dealt with the unforeseen situation; and, evidence of what they would have done, they are by no means final.