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Unexpected vs Unbelievable - What's the difference?

unexpected | unbelievable |

As adjectives the difference between unexpected and unbelievable

is that unexpected is not expected, anticipated or foreseen while unbelievable is not to be believed.

unexpected

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not expected, anticipated or foreseen.
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  • *
    • The windmill presented unexpected difficulties.

    Synonyms

    * See

    Antonyms

    * expected

    Derived terms

    * unexpectedly * unexpectedness

    Related terms

    * unplanned * incidental * contingent * bolt from the blue * out of the blue

    unbelievable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not to be believed.
  • Incredible; so surprising it is almost unable to believe.
    • The most unbelievable thing happened to me today!
    This restaurant makes unbelievable pizza!
  • Implausible or improbable.
    • His excuse seems rather unbelievable .

    Synonyms

    * (incredible ): incredible * (implausible ): implausible, improbable, infeasible, unlikely

    Antonyms

    * (incredible ): believable * (implausible ): feasible, likely, plausible, probable