unhoped-for

adjective

Not expected or imagined.

Similar
unlooked-forunhopedunthoughtunthought-ofunexpected
OriginEnglish hoped for ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunhoped-for (comparative more unhoped-for, superlative most unhoped-for)

comparative more unhoped-for · superlative most unhoped-for

  1. Not expected or imagined.

    Synonyms: unlooked-for

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot expected or imagined.

Similar
unlooked-for

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveso unexpected as to have not been imagined

Similar
unhopedunthoughtunthought-ofunexpected
Also see
unexpectedunhopedunthoughtunthought-of

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishhoped for
  9. Englishunhoped-for

From un- + hoped for.

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Translations

Bulgarian ненадеен
  • ненадеен (nenadeen)not expected or imagined — see also unexpected
Dutch onverhoopt
  • onverhooptnot expected or imagined — see also unexpected
Finnish toivomaton
  • toivomatonnot expected or imagined — see also unexpected
French inespéré
  • inespérénot expected or imagined — see also unexpected
German unverhofft
  • unverhofftnot expected or imagined — see also unexpected
Hungarian nem remélt, nem várt
  • nem reméltnot expected or imagined — see also unexpected
  • nem vártnot expected or imagined — see also unexpected
  • váratlannot expected or imagined — see also unexpected
Italian insperato
  • insperatonot expected or imagined — see also unexpected
Polish niespodziewany, nieoczekiwany
  • niespodziewanynot expected or imagined — see also unexpected
  • nieoczekiwanynot expected or imagined — see also unexpected
Russian неожи́данный
  • неожи́данный (neožídannyj)not expected or imagined — see also unexpected
Spanish inesperado
  • inesperadonot expected or imagined — see also unexpected
Ukrainian несподі́ваний
  • несподі́ваний (nespodívanyj)not expected or imagined — see also unexpected
Cite this entry
APA

unhoped-for. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unhoped-for

MLA

“unhoped-for.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unhoped-for. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unhoped-for,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unhoped-for.

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