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View definitions for unanticipated

unanticipated

adjective as in abrupt

adjective as in precipitant

adjective as in unannounced

adjective as in undreamed-of

adjective as in unforeseen

adjective as in unheralded

adverb as in out of the blue

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Example Sentences

The LAO said their outlook accounts for higher costs to fight wildfires, but doesn’t calculate in other unanticipated disasters, such as earthquakes or another pandemic.

The air will be filled with dust while patterns for hydrology and drainage will be altered, perhaps with unanticipated consequences.

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In addition, UArts faced significant unanticipated costs, including major infrastructure repairs.

The investigation into the 2022 crash concluded that the Marines were doing routine flight operations when they experienced a dual hard-clutch engagement, leading to a “catastrophic, unpreventable and unanticipated mechanical failure.”

But that Dortmund will travel to France with hope — perhaps even with a little expectation — is still an unanticipated development.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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