Usage Note
Inesperado is built from the prefix in- (not) + esperado (expected, from esperar). It follows standard gender/number agreement: visita inesperada, resultados inesperados. The adverb inesperadamente means 'unexpectedly'. A close synonym is imprevisto, though inesperado stresses that nobody was waiting for it.
Examples
"El final de la película fue completamente inesperado."
Natural Translation
The ending of the film was completely unexpected.

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