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 of anticipated

• expected
• scheduled

Examples of anticipated in a Sentence

the anticipated date of delivery is July 14th

Recent Examples on the Web

Less than two months later, Southern Bancorp extended a tentative proposal for up to $6 million in new financing, working with the Enterprise Community Loan Fund as an anticipated partner lender. —Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 17 Nov. 2025

The highly anticipated fifth and final season will release on Netflix across three premiere dates with Volume 1 on November 26 (four episodes), Volume 2 on Christmas (three episodes), and The Finale on New Year’s Eve. —Glenn Garner, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025

The Mosconi Cup, which is organized by Matchroom, is the most anticipated event on the pool calendar, attracting roughly 3,000 fans each year, compared to roughly 500 tickets sold for the US Open finals. —Jeremy Herb, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025

For all the emerging and anticipated consequences of the invasion, the state has no specific funding or plans to tackle harms in the Delta. —Calmatters, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 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