unforeseen
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unforeseen
- /ˌʌnfɔːˈsiːn/ UK
- /ˌʌnfɔɹˈsin/ Canada, US
- /ˌɐnfoːˈsiːn/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ˌanfɔːˈsiːn/ Australia, New Zealand
Rhymes with -iːn
adjective
- Not foreseen. unforeseen catastrophe
- Not expected.
noun unforeseens
- An event, incident, cost, etc. that was not foreseen. Unfortunately, many of the unforeseens are created by the client.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: unanticipated, unlooked-for, unexpected, sudden, unannounced, unintended, unimagined, unseen, unpredicted, unforeseeable, unpublished, unplanned, unexpended, unknown, incalculable, invisible
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adj not foreseen
| Español | imprevisto, no antevisto |
|---|---|
| Português | imprevisto |
| Français | imprévu |
| Deutsch | unvorhergesehen |
| Italiano | improvviso, imprevisto |
| Ελληνικά | απρόβλεπτος apróvleptos, απρόοπτος apróoptos |
| Русский | непредусмо́тренный nepredusmótrennyj, непредви́денный nepredvídennyj |
adj not expected
| Español | imprevisto |
|---|---|
| Français | inattendu |
| Deutsch | unvorhergesehen, unerwartet |
| Italiano | improvviso, inatteso, inaspettato |
| Ελληνικά | απρόσμενος aprósmenos, απρόοπτος apróoptos |
| Русский | непредви́денный nepredvídennyj |
Talk about this word "unforeseen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/unforeseen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. unforeseen. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/unforeseen "unforeseen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/unforeseen.Cite this
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title = {unforeseen},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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