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Unanticipated

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Not anticipated: We experienced some unanticipated problems.

adj. Usage Problem Not having been expected; unexpected: unanticipated guests. See Usage Note at anticipate.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. Not anticipated.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. not anticipated

Word Usage

"Allen said cleanup efforts are being hampered by what he described as the unanticipated dispersal of the oil slick on the surface of the gulf into hundreds or thousands of smaller spills."

Equivalent

unexpected

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

anticipated dissipated participated

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

unforeseen unforeseeable unintended logistical uncalled catastrophic unplanned unprecedented unthinkable untoward