unsurprising

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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.unsurprising - not causing surpriseunsurprising - 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"
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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] ADJnada sorprendente
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unsurprising

[ˌʌnsərˈpraɪzɪŋ] adjpas étonnant(e), pas surprenant(e)
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unsurprising

adjwenig überraschend
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