unlooked for
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unlooked for
Where it comes from
From un- + looked for.
adjective more unlooked for · most unlooked for · unlooked-for
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Not expected or anticipated; unforeseen.
A heavy sentence, my most sovereign liege,
And all unlook’d for from your highness’ mouth:
Similar: unanticipated, unexpected, unforeseen
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Not looked for, not searched for.
[…] send them to the Well for the water of life: there shall they finde their fortunes unlooked for […]
Similar: unsought
Talk about this word "unlooked for." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/unlooked%20for. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. unlooked for. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/unlooked%20for "unlooked for." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/unlooked%20for.Cite this
@misc{unlooked_for_2026,
title = {unlooked for},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unlooked%20for},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
