unanticipated

adjective

un·an·tic·i·pat·ed ˌən-an-ˈti-sə-ˌpā-təd

: not anticipated : unexpected, unforeseen

unanticipatedly adverb

Examples of unanticipated in a Sentence

The new policy has had some unanticipated side effects. ran into some unanticipated difficulties with the computer program

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The bond markets are larger than the equity markets, and providing this channel for the bond market to have Bitcoin exposure is probably the most unanticipated outcome in Bitcoin thus far, and may have the most significant consequences that no one expected. —

Korok Ray, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 And now, 16 thoughts from an unanticipated three-day College Football Playoff quarterfinal bonanza. —

Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025 Indiana's Medicaid director, who led the office through the fallout of an unanticipated nearly $1 billion budget shortfall, will resign in early 2025. —

Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Dec. 2024 Bashar’s rise was largely unanticipated, as his father had not groomed him for leadership until after his brother died. —

Sefa Secen / Made By History, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unanticipated