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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

It would be comforting to view all of this—the preventable deaths, the heartache, the chaos and confusion—as some unintended, unanticipated consequence of the court’s decision to reverse Roe, to believe that future cases will provide some course correction as they work their way through the system.

From Slate

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

From Salon

“My belief then, and belief now, is that technology does have incredible utility. But there are a lot of unanticipated consequences, and in certain contexts, it has some pretty negative impacts on students: on their development of critical thinking, social development, engagement in the classroom, privacy issues, all those things.”

Judson Aaron, chairperson of the university’s board of trustees, and UArts President Kerry Walk said in a statement that amid years of declining enrollments and revenues, the school was confronted with “significant, unanticipated expenses” that “came to light very suddenly.”

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

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

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