Unplanned Meaning
/əˈnplænd/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjunintentional; not intended
adjSpontaneous and not thought through in advance.
Sentence Examples
One in six pregnancies in Britain are unplanned.
Almost half of pregnancies in the United States are unplanned.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The sudden rain forced us to have an ____ indoor party instead of the picnic.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The sudden stop was completely ____, as the driver had to avoid a small animal that ran into the road today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English planned English unplanned From un- + planned.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Juno MacGuff is the kind of teenager we all wish we could have been: quick-witted, frighteningly intelligent beyond her years and comfortable enough in her own skin to resist those incessant high-school pressures to conform, even as her body expands with an unplanned pregnancy."
— 2007 December 3, Christy Lemire, “Review: "Juno" A Small Comic Charmer”, in CBS News, archived from the original on 16 Apr 2025:
"All of these factors increase the probability of stranding and the severity of the consequences. Since 2011, there have been several strandings that resulted in unplanned evacuations, because the passengers became desperate from personal discomfort or lack of confidence of being rescued."
— 2023 May 3, David Bradley, “Driver Only Operation should depend on passenger density”, in RAIL, number 982, page 62:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The sudden rain forced us to have an ____ indoor party instead of the picnic.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The sudden stop was completely ____, as the driver had to avoid a small animal that ran into the road today.