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    un·looked-for
    /ˌənˈlo͝oktfôr/

    adjective

    • 1. unexpected; unforeseen: "in his family he found unlooked-for happiness"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › unlooked-forUnlooked-for Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of UNLOOKED-FOR is not foreseen : unexpected. How to use unlooked-for in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishUNLOOKED-FOR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    UNLOOKED-FOR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of unlooked-for in English. unlooked-for. adjective [ before noun ] uk / ʌnˈlʊkt.fɔː r/ us / ʌnˈlʊkt.fɔːr / Add to word list. not expected: unlooked-for joy. Synonyms. unexpected. unforeseen. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not expected or planned. abrupt end. abrupt halt.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishUNLOOKED-FOR definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    adjective. not expected, anticipated, or foreseen. They were confronted with an unlooked-for situation. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin. [1525–35; from phrase look for; see un- 1, -ed 2]

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › unlooked forUNLOOKED-FOR Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Unlooked-for definition: not expected, anticipated, or foreseen. See examples of UNLOOKED-FOR used in a sentence.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryUNLOOKED-FOR definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    UNLOOKED-FOR definition | Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of unlooked-for in English. unlooked-for. adjective [ before noun ] us / ʌnˈlʊkt.fɔːr / uk / ʌnˈlʊkt.fɔː r/ Add to word list. not expected: unlooked-for joy. Synonyms. unexpected. unforeseen. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not expected or planned. abrupt end. abrupt halt.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › unlooked-forUnlooked-for - definition of unlooked-for by The Free Dictionary

    Define unlooked-for. unlooked-for synonyms, unlooked-for pronunciation, unlooked-for translation, English dictionary definition of unlooked-for. adj. Not expected; unforeseen: unlooked-for riches. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › unlooked-forUnlooked-for - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of unlooked-for. adjective. not anticipated. “a virtue unlooked-for in people so full of energy”. synonyms: out of the blue, unanticipated, unforeseen. unexpected. not expected or anticipated.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishunlooked for adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of unlooked for adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryAll resources related to 'unlooked-for' - Collins Online...

    Definitions of 'unlooked-for' not looked for; not expected or foreseen. [...] More. Synonyms of 'unlooked-for' • unexpected, unforeseen, unanticipated, chance [...] More. Examples of 'unlooked-for' in a sentence.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › unlooked-forunlooked-for | meaning of unlooked-for in Longman Dictionary of...

    unlooked-for meaning, definition, what is unlooked-for: not expected: Learn more.