The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word IRONIES which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1953.
Outcomes that are contrary to expectations crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| IRONIES | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Outcomes that are contrary to expectations
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- contrarily
- contrariwise
- non-event
- as it is
- on the contrary
- strangely
- surprisingly
- to the contrary
- unbelievably
- unexpectedly
- achievement
- fruit
Crossword Answer definitions
IRONIES noun- A statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.
- Dramatic irony: a theatrical effect in which the meaning of a situation, or some incongruity in the plot, is understood by the audience, but not by the characters in the play.
- Ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist; Socratic irony.
- The state of two usually unrelated entities, parties, actions, etc. being related through a common connection in an uncommon way.
- Contradiction between circumstances and expectations; condition contrary to what might be expected.
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