anticipated

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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Synonyms

• awaited
• due
• expected
• scheduled
• slated

Examples of anticipated in a Sentence

the anticipated date of delivery is July 14th

Recent Examples on the Web

Iron Maiden’s highly anticipated Run For Your Lives world tour is now in full-swing across Europe. —Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025

The New York native has officially signed a $750,000 book deal with publishing giant Simon & Schuster to release his highly anticipated memoir. —Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 25 June 2025

That bears an anticipated cost of $1.195 million and at least 70 construction days. —Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025

For most basketball players, the NBA Draft is one of the most anticipated and exciting days of their career. —Sean Neumann, People.com, 25 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1814, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anticipated

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