unsurprising
adjective
un·sur·pris·ing
| \ ˌən-sər-ˈprī-ziŋ
, ˌən-sə-\
, ˌən-sə-\
Definition of unsurprising
: not surprising or unexpected
Examples of unsurprising in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
From top to bottom, the Note 10+ exudes high-end, unsurprising considering all its bells and whistles. — Patrick Lucas Austin, Time, "The Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Is the Perfect Phone for Writers, Note-Takers and Scribblers," 30 Aug. 2019 But Boston again proved it’s in another dimension compared to the Rockies, who rolled out a rookie pitcher in his major-league debut to unsurprising results and a 10-6 defeat. — Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, "Red Sox rock Rico Garcia, Rockies with 10-6 win in series opener at Coors Field," 27 Aug. 2019 The movie develops in a resolutely unsurprising way: What appears to be going on is what is going on, without any twist or complication. — Ross Douthat, National Review, "Midsommar Casts a Transfixing Scandinavian Spell," 25 July 2019 FT Boeing’s Earnings Sink Boeing has taken an unsurprising hit to its earnings over the 737 Max in the second quarter: a $3.4 billion loss, to be precise. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, "Facebook Shrugs Off a $5 Billion Fine: CEO Daily," 25 July 2019 This unsurprising discovery, Amazon vice president Dilip Kumar said, is at the heart of Amazon Go’s in-person retail stores, in which customers simply select their goods of choice, place them in their bag, and go. — Natasha Frost, Quartz, "How do Amazon Go stores work?," 5 June 2019 The Greenland saga continues with an unsurprising response to Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen from President Trump. — Fortune, "What to Know About Black Women’s Equal Pay Day: The Broadsheet," 22 Aug. 2019 The result is a pretty solid list of must-play video games from around the turn of the century, though this list combines some unsurprising trends with a few surprise blips along the way. — Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, "Ars Technica’s favorite video games from our first 10 years, 1998-2008," 20 Aug. 2019 In an unsurprising move, Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley announced Monday that Alabama transfer Jalen Hurts will start the Sooners’ Aug. 31 opener vs. Houston. — Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, "Jalen Hurts officially named Oklahoma’s starting quarterback," 19 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unsurprising.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
More Definitions for unsurprising
unsurprising
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of unsurprising
: not causing surprise because you expected it : not surprising
See the full definition for unsurprising in the English Language Learners Dictionary