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out of the blue vs unlooked-for

unlooked-for vs out of the blue

out of the blue and unlooked-for both are adjectives.

out of the blue is an adverb but unlooked-for is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
out of the blue No Yes No Yes
unlooked-for No Yes No No
As adjectives, out of the blue and unlooked-for are synonyms defined as:
  • out of the blue and unlooked-for: not anticipated
Other synonyms of out of the blue include unanticipated, unforeseen, unseen.
out of the blue (adjective) unlooked-for (adjective)
not anticipated not anticipated
out of the blue (adverb) unlooked-for (adverb)
in a way that was not expected
Difference between out of the blue and unlooked-for

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