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Another word for unanticipated

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• adjective (Context 1)

Not expected, foreseen, or predicted in advance.

Usage Example

"The project encountered several unexpected delays due to severe winter weather."

Strongest
unexpected
unforeseen
unpredicted
Strong
surprising
unplanned
unlooked-for
sudden
startling

Opposites of unanticipated

The opposite of unanticipated shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

anticipated
expected
foreseen
predicted
planned
scheduled
predictable
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• Nearby Words

unannoyed
unanswerable
unanswered
unanticipated
unanticipatedly
unanxious
unapologetic

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Unanticipated. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/unanticipated
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