UNSURPRISING Synonyms: 136 Similar and Opposite Words

unsurprising

adjective

Definition of unsurprising

as in commonplace

not causing surprise because you expected it His anger over the mix-up is unsurprising. an unsurprising fact

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Recent Examples of unsurprising There’s a maturity to them that belies their youthful appearance, perhaps unsurprising given William’s experience as an actor. — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 28 Sep. 2026 The decline is unsurprising, given Oracle stock’s volatile year and the fact that the options were priced near the peak. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026 Somehow, the King of the Monsters has returned — if Palpatine had infinitely regenerative flesh, perhaps his resurrection would have been similarly unsurprising. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 26 Sep. 2026 The lack of response is unsurprising given that the company is the midst of an escalating legal and regulatory First Amendment clash with the FCC over station license renewals and charges of political thumbs on the scale. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unsurprising

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Adjective

In June, students spoke up at a district board meeting, claiming that racial slurs had become more commonplace on campus, the Independent reported.

— Terry Castleman Follow, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
The images on Lotería cards have typically featured commonplace objects and characters and have drawn on artistic influences including tarot cards, local cultures, and religion.

— Sanat Pai Raikar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of commonplace

Adjective

Despite its tranquil reputation, knitting is anything but boring.

— Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
On the North Side, a site is being prepped for the digging of an access tunnel 70 feet in diameter into which a giant boring machine will begin tunneling 15 miles under and along our three rivers.

— Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of boring

Adjective

Once considered an ordinary metal, it was found in 2019 to become superconducting below about 2 kelvins.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
Things that seem strange or even barbaric to us today were sometimes considered perfectly ordinary at another point in history.

— Jim Dudlicek, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of ordinary

Adjective

Trump’s super intelligence rebrand can ultimately be read in a couple ways, though arguably neither are particularly nuanced or incisive — just further indicative of the daily deluge of stupid.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2026
Once upon a time, the idea that the world was growing stupider was mostly confined to the realm of dyspeptic reactionary polemic.

— James Marriott, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of stupid

Adjective

Brower and Simone learned that pigeons were a common source of food for people thousands of years ago and used the sun, and probably the earth's magnetic field, for navigation.

— KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
Thirteen satellites and counting The latest launch also shows how a common spacecraft architecture can support a growing constellation.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of common

Adjective

The proximity to his father was what worried Lorena Zschaber, a 40-year-old photographer, who watched the results roll in at an LGBTQ+ friendly bar in downtown Rio de Janeiro.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
The 168-year-old magazine’s breakout journalism, its digital success, and a bit of good timing have given both Goldberg and Thompson plenty to brag about on the media podcast circuit.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026

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