unsignalled

Given no indication

Not indicated or communicated in advance; occurring without warning or prior notice.

The unsignalled lane change caused a near collision.

His unsignalled departure left the team scrambling.

The British spelling; American English typically uses *unsignaled*.

unannounced

surprise

Unexpected event causing astonishment

  • suddenOccurring without prior notice
  • covertIntentionally concealed
  • stealthySecretly cautious in movement

clandestine · secretive · undisclosed · unrevealed · unheralded · unforeseen · unpublicized · uncommunicated · unnotified · unwarned

unexpected

abrupt

Sharp and unexpected

shock · jolt · disconcerting · blindside · unprepared · unready · wrong-footed · ambush

traffic

intersection

Point where paths meet

junction · maneuver · overtake · blindspot · indicator · blinker · yield · roundabout · swerve · dangerous

unmarked

blank

Without marks or content

plain · unlabeled · unindicated · unsigned · unposted · undesignated · unlit · obscured · hidden · uncharted

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communication/indication

unsignalledsignalled

Conveyed a message nonverbally

indicated · telegraphed · announced · flagged · warned

expectedness

unsignalledanticipated

Expected in advance

expected · foreseeable · predictable · predicted · foreseen

Family

unsignaled, signal, signals, signaled, signalled, signaling, signalling, signaler, signaller

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