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undreamed of
adjective /ʌnˈdriːmd.əv/ (also undreamt of, /ʌnˈdremt.əv/ )Definition
› describes wealth, success, or progress that is better or greater than anyone would think possible: We in the West enjoy a standard of living undreamed of by the majority of people in the world. [before noun] These two lads have enjoyed undreamed-of success with their first album.Not expected or planned
(Definition of undreamed of adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- abrupt adjective (SUDDEN)
- ad hoc adjective
- ad lib adverb
- adventitious adjective
- against (all) the odds/against all odds idiom
- all at once idiom
- extemporize verb
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