Synonyms for Unanticipated:

adj.

•abrupt (adjective)
sudden, unexpected, unforeseen, surprising.
•surprising (adjective)
astounding, surprising, startling, sudden, astonishing, unexpected, shocking, out of the blue, unforeseen.
•unexpected (adjective)
unlooked-for.

adv

•unpredicted (adverb)
out of the blue.

n.

•unanticipated (noun)
out of the blue, unforeseen, unlooked-for, unexpected.

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•Other relevant words:
unlooked-for, out of the blue.