anticipated

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adjective

an·​tic·​i·​pat·​ed an-ˈti-sə-ˌpā-təd 

: expected or looked-forward to

A large crowd gathered for his (eagerly) anticipated arrival.

making plans for the anticipated budget cuts

Thanks to the generosity and hard work of countless talented designers, these highly anticipated events raise funds to benefit valuable, important causes …

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anticipated

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past tense and past participle of anticipate

Synonyms of anticipated

Adjective

• expected
• scheduled

Examples of anticipated in a Sentence

Adjective

the anticipated date of delivery is July 14th

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The legal fight over eligibility rules that has engulfed college sports escalated Thursday when the SEC filed a federal lawsuit against LSU in Alabama to counter the anticipated ruling for the players in Louisiana. — Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

In one of the most anticipated regular season bouts of the Texas high school football season, eight time state champion Southlake Carroll aimed to knock off North Crowley. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026

Lance Oppenheim‘s Primetime hit the big screen inside Sala Grande Saturday for a much anticipated world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026

The confidence is contagious, prompting Lupoi to take the tarps off at Memorial Stadium for the first time in several years and allow thousands more tickets to be sold for the highly anticipated opener against UCLA. — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1814, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anticipated

• abbreviated
• accelerated
• accentuated
• accommodated
• acculturated
• accumulated
• acidulated
• adjudicated
• administrated
• adulterated
• affiliated
• agglomerated