unanticipated
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Definition of unanticipated
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Synonyms & Antonyms for unanticipated
Synonyms
abrupt, sudden, unexpected, unforeseen, unlooked-for
Antonyms
anticipated, expected, foreseen
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Examples of unanticipated in a Sentence
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Us stores in the U.S. being liquidated led to significant, but not unanticipated, declines in its baby division. — Allison Prang, WSJ, "Newell Brands Lowers Earnings Guidance for Fourth Time in a Year," 6 Aug. 2018 The current Lyme disease epidemic is the unanticipated result of our desire to live near trees. — BostonGlobe.com, "Should we use genetic engineering to prevent Lyme disease?," 23 Aug. 2019 In addition, many government attempts to limit social media occurred during election periods or at unanticipated moments of instability. — Thomas Molony, Quartz Africa, "Social media is reinforcing political power structures in Africa more than it’s challenging them," 16 Aug. 2019 Brouwer said using the unanticipated federal money on the bridge is a concrete sign the restart is serious. — oregonlive.com, "Oregon will spend $9 million on new Interstate Bridge project," 16 Aug. 2019 The first oral arguments of Citizens United demonstrate the unanticipated perils of campaign-finance regulations for speech. — Joe Lonsdale, National Review, "Regulating Speech Won’t Fix Our Politics," 12 Aug. 2019 Town Manager Scott Crabtree submitted the proposal in response to an unanticipated increase in the construction of multifamily dwellings. — Jennifer Fenn Lefferts, BostonGlobe.com, "Too much, too fast? Towns hit ‘pause’ on big projects," 1 Aug. 2019 In contrast to these unanticipated circumstances, the flow of drugs across the Mexican border is old news and well understood. — S.m. | New York, The Economist, "Donald Trump’s border wall reaches the Supreme Court," 17 July 2019 Eventually, lawmakers will have to bring privacy laws into the digital age to address unanticipated uses of medical information. — Los Angeles Times, "Column: Alexa may be key to Amazon’s looming domination of the healthcare market," 16 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unanticipated.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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