unsurprising

adjective

un·​sur·​pris·​ing ˌən-sər-ˈprī-ziŋ How to pronounce unsurprising (audio)
ˌən-sə-
: not surprising or unexpected

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Given its title, a Screenings-week Going Dutch sale to Talpa in the Netherlands felt rather unsurprising. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2025 This was perhaps unsurprising: Korean women have been known to berate their Vietnamese daughters-in-law for peeling apples in the wrong direction. Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025 In the ensuing months, the Saints and the archdiocese worked hand-in-hand, perhaps unsurprising given the close relationship between the team’s owner, Benson, and Archbishop Gregory Aymond. Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2025 Trump’s pick to run the Department of Energy is also telling, though unsurprising. Benji Jones, Vox, 28 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unsurprising

Word History

First Known Use

1671, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unsurprising was in 1671

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“Unsurprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsurprising. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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