- unanticipated
- adjective Date: circa 1779 not anticipated ; unexpected, unforeseen • unanticipatedly adverb
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
unanticipated — I adjective abrupt, improvisus, inexspectatus, insperatus, startling, sudden, surprising, uncontemplated, unexpected, unforeseen, unlooked for, unthought of II index impulsive … Law dictionary
unanticipated — (adj.) 1741, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of ANTICIPATE (Cf. anticipate) … Etymology dictionary
unanticipated — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
unanticipated — un|an|tic|i|pat|ed [ˌʌnænˈtısıpeıtıd] adj an unanticipated event or result is one that you did not expect ▪ an unanticipated increase in inflation … Dictionary of contemporary English
unanticipated — adj. Unanticipated is used with these nouns: ↑change, ↑consequence … Collocations dictionary
unanticipated event — index accident (chance occurrence) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unanticipated — adj. * * * … Universalium
unanticipated — adjective Not anticipated … Wiktionary
unanticipated — Synonyms and related words: abrupt, electrifying, extraordinary, hasty, headlong, impetuous, improbable, impulsive, more than expected, nerve shattering, out of the way, past expectation, precipitant, precipitate, precipitous, quick, shocking,… … Moby Thesaurus
unanticipated — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unexpected, unforeseen; surprising, startling. See surprise, instantaneity … English dictionary for students