on the contrary
quite the contrary
actually
in reality
impossibly
otherwise
unhoped-for
unexpected
what-iffery
weirdly
other days, other ways
averse
ironically
non-event
what-if
what is this I don't even
if anything
might
at any rate
seriously
singular
pessimistic
rum
rummy
to the contrary
out of the blue
unhoped
unexpectedly
funny
contrariwise
curious
peculiar
queer
when
contrarily
odd
unbettered
inexpectation
suspect
aberrate
nonexpectation
change one's mind
fishy
suspicious
shady
starry-eyed
counterexpectational
with a grain of salt
preexpectation
under the impression
kettle of fish
pseudoimprovement
abhorrent
reactive
cold water
malobservation
after all
negative
what are the odds
supramental
ill-begotten
suaku
disappointment
letdown
unthought
foresightlessness
mindless
no screaming hell
confusion
prejacent
ill-conceived
undreamed-of
unforeseenly
precondition
given
presumption
counterintuition
underimagined
unlikened
as it were
hindsight is 20/20
left turn
expectational
far from it
little did one know
overpresumption
foresightless
foreknown
unforesighted
more is more
guess what
atypical
counterintuitive
irregular
surprise surprise
three-quarter

English words for 'Opposite of what had earlier been expected or assumed.'

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