Definition of unanticipated
:not anticipated :unexpected, unforeseen
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Examples of unanticipated in a Sentence
The new policy has had some unanticipated side effects.
ran into some unanticipated difficulties with the computer program
Recent Examples of unanticipated from the Web
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Unanticipated major medical care is typically the concern.
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The number of homeless people documented two years ago may have been artificially low because of an unanticipated staffing problem on the night of the count, said Leslie Brewer of the Homeless Resource Council of the Sierras.
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The Church of the Redeemer has run into some unanticipated costs due to a lack of parking on the church property and a general shortage throughout downtown Highwood.
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In other instances, analysts had judged a plutonium operation was safe, but then more workers — whose bodies reflect and slow neutrons — wound up being present nearby, creating unanticipated risks.
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Allowing such a runup of debt, Beijing is leaving the Chinese economy susceptible to any unanticipated event that undercuts confidence in the financial system.
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On feeling lucky while in an unanticipated situation.
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Much like the creation of Facebook itself – the largest social-engineering project in history – that shift could have broad and unanticipated consequences.
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James Markus, president of Norlake, said an unanticipated drop in business due to oil prices required the company to scale back and lay off employees.
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First Known Use of unanticipated
circa 1779
unanticipated Synonyms
Synonyms
abrupt, sudden, unexpected, unforeseen, unlooked-forAntonyms
anticipated, expected, foreseenRelated Words
unintended, unplanned; improbable, unlikely; startling, surprisingNear Antonyms
predicted, prophesied; unsurprisingUNANTICIPATED Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of unanticipated for English Language Learners
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: not expected or anticipated : not thought of as a possibility
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