who would have thought it

phrase

A rhetorical question used to express incredulity or surprise: who would have guessed it?; who would have thought that would happen?

“I'm surprised you didn't like the movie, who'd've thought it? I'd've thought it was just your kind of thing.”

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phrasewho would have thought it?
  1. A rhetorical question used to express incredulity or surprise: who would have guessed it?; who would have thought that would happen?

    I'm surprised you didn't like the movie, who'd've thought it? I'd've thought it was just your kind of thing.

    1 more example

    "Who would have thought it, James?" he remarked at length. "Great Scot! I shall have to get a partner."

    1920, Herman Cyril McNeile, chapter 1, in Bulldog Drummond

    Synonyms: who would have thunk it

Synonyms & antonyms

phraseA rhetorical question used to express incredulity or surprise: who would have guessed it?; who would have thought that would happen?

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who would have thunk it
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who would have thunk it
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “who would have thought it,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/who%20would%20have%20thought%20it.

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