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Definition and Synonyms for 意外
| 1. | 以ての外 | 予想または予期されない |
| Unexpected | not expected or anticipated | |
| Synonyms: | ひょんな, もってのほか, 不意, 予想外, 予期しない, 出し抜く, 出し抜け, 心外, 思う, 思わぬ, 思いがけない, 思いもよらない, 意外, 意想外, 慮外 | |
| 2. | 意想外 | 予想されない |
| Out Of The Blue | not anticipated | |
| Synonyms: | にわか, 不意, 予想外, 出し抜く, 出し抜け, 唐突, 思いがけない, 意外, 意想外, 打ち付ける, 突然 | |
| 3. | 驚くべき | 思いもかけないこと、驚きまたは驚嘆を引き起こすさま |
| Surprising | causing surprise or wonder or amazement | |
| Synonyms: | 不意, 予想外, 唐突, 存外, 意外, 意想外, 異様, 驚くべき |
Meanings for each kanji in 意外
| » | 意 | idea; mind; heart; taste; thought; desire; care; liking |
| » | 外 | outside |
Sample Sentences for 意外
仕事をする時仲間が多いと、コンセンサスをとるのが意外と大変だ。
When you're at work, if you have a lot of workmates, it's surprisingly difficult to build a consensus.
「意外な趣味だな・・・転校生」「俺は可愛いから許す」
"That's an unusual hobby she's got, the transfer student." "She's cute so it's fine with me."
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その映画は意外と面白かった。 The movie was more interesting than I expected.
問題は意外にやさしかったよ。 I found the problem easier than I had expected.