unsurprising

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un·sur·pris·ing

(ŭn′sər-prī′zĭng)

adj.

Not surprising; expected: unsurprising plot developments.

un′sur·pris′ing·ly adv.

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unsurprising

(ˌʌnsəˈpraɪzɪŋ)

adj

(of an action, a decision, etc) that does not surprise one, because one would expect it to happen or be like it is

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Adj.

unsurprising - not causing surprise

expected - considered likely or probable to happen or arrive; "prepared for the expected attack"

surprising - causing surprise or wonder or amazement; "the report shows a surprising lack of hard factual data"; "leaped up with surprising agility"; "she earned a surprising amount of money"

unsurprising

adjective predictable, expected, understandable, predicted, foreseeable, only to be expected, not unexpected It is unsurprising that he remains so hated.

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unsurprising

[ˈʌnsəˈpraɪzɪŋ] ADJ → nada sorprendente

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unsurprising

[ˌʌnsə^rˈpraɪzɪŋ] adj → pas étonnant(e), pas surprenant(e)

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unsurprising

adj → wenig überraschend

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