unshocking
Not at all surprising
Not surprising or disturbing; failing to provoke the shock one might expect.
The word usually appears when something theoretically scandalous turns out to be mundane: The celebrity's "controversial" memoir was thoroughly unshocking.
Often carries a note of disappointment or dismissal—the revelation didn't deliver.
Regarded as likely
- foreseeableAble to be anticipated
- anticipatedExpected in advance
- inevitableCertain to occur
- unsurprisingCausing no astonishment
obvious · formulaic · telegraphed · foreseen · predetermined · certain · assured · destined
Unremarkable and frequent
- unremarkableNot worthy of comment
- banalUnoriginal and dull
- mundaneCommonplace, lacking excitement
- everydayOccurring each day
routine · typical · standard · conventional · normal · prosaic · humdrum · pedestrian
Failing to meet expectations
- disappointingFailing to satisfy expectations
- deflatingReleasing contained gas
- letdownFailure to satisfy expectations
- flatLacking vertical variation
tame · mild · muted · subdued · lukewarm · tepid · uneventful · unexciting
Adapted through habit
- habitualDone by routine
- customaryDone by convention
- recognizedPerceived as familiar
- knownEstablished as fact
established · accepted · acknowledged · traditional · standard · regular · well-worn · old-hat
expected
Regarded as likely
- foreseeableAble to be anticipated
- anticipatedExpected in advance
- inevitableCertain to occur
unsurprising · obvious · formulaic · telegraphed · foreseen · predetermined · certain · assured · destined · inescapable
commonplace
Unremarkable and frequent
- unremarkableNot worthy of comment
- banalUnoriginal and dull
- mundaneCommonplace, lacking excitement
everyday · routine · typical · standard · conventional · normal · prosaic · humdrum · pedestrian · quotidian
underwhelming
Failing to meet expectations
- disappointingFailing to satisfy expectations
- deflatingReleasing contained gas
- letdownFailure to satisfy expectations
flat · tame · mild · muted · subdued · lukewarm · tepid · uneventful · unexciting · unstimulating
accustomed
Adapted through habit
- habitualDone by routine
- customaryDone by convention
- recognizedPerceived as familiar
known · established · accepted · acknowledged · traditional · standard · regular · well-worn · old-hat
unshockingshocking
Causing intense surprise
startling · jolting · jarring · staggering · surprising
unshockingsurprising
Causing mild shock
unexpected · unforeseen · unanticipated · unpredictable · out of the blue
unshockingshocking
Causing intense surprise
scandalous · outrageous · appalling · offensive · indecent
shock, shocking, shocked, shocks, toxic shock syndrome, shocker, shockingly, unshocked, shockable