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Synonyms for "out of the blue" in English

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out of the blue:
- unexpectedly; blunt; suddenly; sudden; all of a sudden; out of the blue; abrupt; all at once; at once; brusque; quick; swift; rapid; speedy; fast
- unforeseen; out of the blue; unlooked-for; unanticipated
- unexpectedly; out of the blue

English

Detailed Synonyms for out of the blue in English

out of the blue:

out of the blue adj

out of the blue
unexpectedly; blunt; suddenly; sudden; all of a sudden; out of the blue; abrupt; all at once; at once
- unexpectedly adv
- blunt adj
- suddenly adv
- sudden adj
- all of a sudden adv
- out of the blue adj
- abrupt adj
- all at once adv
- at once adv
out of the blue
suddenly; unexpectedly; all of a sudden; at once; abrupt; sudden; all at once; brusque; out of the blue; quick; blunt; swift; rapid; speedy; fast
- suddenly adv
- unexpectedly adv
- all of a sudden adv
- at once adv
- abrupt adj
- sudden adj
- all at once adv
- brusque adj
- out of the blue adj
- quick adj
- blunt adj
- swift adj
- rapid adj
- speedy adj
- fast adj
out of the blue
out of the blue; suddenly; unexpectedly; all of a sudden
- out of the blue adj
- suddenly adv
- unexpectedly adv
- all of a sudden adv

out of the blue adj

out of the blue

– not anticipated ¹
unforeseen; out of the blue; unlooked-for; unanticipated
– not anticipated ¹
- unforeseen adj
  - unforeseen circumstances¹
- out of the blue adj
  - like a bolt out of the blue¹
- unlooked-for adj
  - a virtue unlooked-for in people so full of energy¹
- unanticipated adj
  - unanticipated and disconcerting lines of development¹

out of the blue adv

out of the blue

– in a way that was not expected ¹
unexpectedly; out of the blue
– in a way that was not expected ¹
- unexpectedly adv
- out of the blue adv
  - her brother showed up at the wedding out of the blue¹

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Related Definitions for "out of the blue":

not anticipated¹
- like a bolt out of the blue¹
in a way that was not expected¹
- her brother showed up at the wedding out of the blue¹

Related Synonyms for out of the blue

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University