unlooked for
Not at all anticipated
Unlooked for means unexpected or unanticipated, typically describing something that arrives without being sought or anticipated: an unlooked for windfall, unlooked for consequences.
The phrase is somewhat literary and old-fashioned; *unexpected* serves most modern contexts.
Usually hyphenated when preceding a noun: an unlooked-for blessing.
- unsoughtNot looked for
- unforeseenNot predicted or expected
- out of the blueWithout any forewarning
- suddenOccurring without prior notice
- bolt from the blueSudden unforeseen event
fortuitous · unexpected · surprising · out of nowhere · accidental · unplanned · by chance · unanticipated · astonishing · extraordinary · unintended · happy accident · serendipitous · fluky · random · inadvertent · twist of fate · shock
unlooked forexpected
Regarded as likely
anticipated · looked for · foreseen · predicted · awaited
unlooked forsought
Attempted to find
sought-after · planned · desired · intended · deliberate
unlooked, look, looked, looking, looks, looker, outlook, overlook, overlooked