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unanticipated

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of unanticipated

not expected

  • ran into some unanticipated difficulties with the computer program
Synonyms of unanticipated

abrupt, sudden, unexpected, unforeseen, unlooked-for
Words Related to unanticipated

unintended, unplanned

improbable, unlikely

startling, surprising
Near Antonyms of unanticipated

predicted, prophesied

unsurprising
Antonyms of unanticipated

anticipated, expected, foreseen

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