Usually means: Unexpectedly occurring without prior anticipation.
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We found 19 dictionaries that define the word unhoped-for:

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  1. unhoped-for: Merriam-Webster
  2. unhoped-for: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. unhoped-for, unhoped-for: Collins English Dictionary
  4. unhoped-for: Vocabulary.com
  5. unhoped-for: Wordnik
  6. unhoped-for: Wiktionary
  7. unhoped-for: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. unhoped-for: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. unhoped-for: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. unhoped-for: Dictionary.com
  11. Unhoped-for: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  12. unhoped-for: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  13. unhoped-for: Rhymezone
  14. Unhoped-for: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  15. unhoped-for: FreeDictionary.org
  16. unhoped-for: Mnemonic Dictionary
  17. unhoped-for: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ adjective:  Not expected or imagined.

Similar:
unhoped, unthought, unthought-of, unexpected, unforeseen, unanticipated, unlooked for, undreamed-of, unexpectable, unlooked-for, more...

Opposite:
expected, anticipated, hoped-for

Types:
serendipitous, fortunate, lucky, providential, charmed, more...

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Similar:
unhoped, unthought, unthought-of, unexpected, unforeseen, unanticipated, unlooked for, undreamed-of, unexpectable, unlooked-for, more...

Opposite:
expected, anticipated, hoped-for

Types:
serendipitous, fortunate, lucky, providential, charmed, more...



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