Standard Lemma guide

unanticipated

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not anticipated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

not anticipated- H.W.Glidden

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • unanticipated and disconcerting lines of development
  • unforeseen circumstances
  • a virtue unlooked-for in people so full of energy
  • like a bolt out of the blue

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unforeseen, unlooked-for, out of the blue(p)

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English anticipated English unanticipated From un- + anticipated.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Māori: matawhawhati — not anticipated
  • Romanian: neanticipat — not anticipated
  • Romanian: neașteptat — not anticipated
  • Romanian: neprevăzut — not anticipated