Find descriptive words
“out of the blue”
TermMatrix lists 4 find descriptive words for this word, including unseen, unexpectedly, unforeseen, unanticipated.
Word Profile
- Syllables
- 4
- Meter
- [/ / x /]
- Part of Speech
- Phrase, Idiom, Adjective, Adverb
- Popularity
- 81/100
Phrase components
Per-word breakdown for this multi-word expression.
- outAdjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb[/]1 syl.
- ofNoun[/]1 syl.
- theNoun[x]1 syl.
- blueAdjective, Noun, Verb[/]1 syl.
Definitions
adjective
not anticipated
Synonyms: unanticipated, unforeseen, unseen
- Example:“unanticipated and disconcerting lines of development”
- Example:“unforeseen circumstances”
adverb
in a way that was not expected
Synonyms: unexpectedly
- Example:“Her brother showed up at the wedding out of the blue.”
Find descriptive words for “out of the blue”
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