counterintuitive
adjectiveContrary to what intuition or ordinary expectation suggests.
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adjectiveHappening by chance rather than by design.
ironic
adjectiveExpressing a meaning different from the literal words, or involving a striking contrast with expectation.
paradoxical
adjectiveSeeming contradictory or contrary to expectation, sometimes while expressing a valid insight.
Seemingly contradictory
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perverse
adjectiveDeliberately contrary to what is expected or reasonable; also contrary in an unexpected way.
Deliberately contrary
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serendipity
nounThe occurrence of a valuable or pleasing discovery by chance.
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