unanticipated

The word “unanticipated” has 6 syllables: un-an-tic-i-pat-ed

It's pronounced as /ʌnˈæn.tɪ.sɪˌpeɪ.tɪd/


What is synonym and antonym for unanticipated?

In the thesaurus, “unanticipated” has 27 synonyms and 14 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for unanticipated along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for unanticipated

  • abrupt
  • accidental
  • amazing
  • astonishing
  • extraordinary
  • fortuitous
  • hasty
  • hurried
  • immature
  • incomplete
  • precipitous
  • quick
  • remarkable
  • shocking
  • startling
  • stunning
  • sudden
  • surprising
  • swift
  • undisclosed
  • unexpected
  • unforeseen
  • unheralded
  • unpredictable
  • unpublished
  • untimely
  • wonderful

Antonyms for unanticipated

  • anticipated
  • deliberate
  • designed
  • expected
  • foreseen
  • intentional
  • lazy
  • normal
  • ordinary
  • planned
  • predictable
  • predicted
  • slow
  • usual

Meanings of unanticipated

  • adjective
    1. Not anticipated.

Example Sentences

  • The project faced unanticipated delays due to unexpected weather conditions.
  • Despite their careful planning, they were met with an unanticipated problem during the event.
  • The unanticipated expenses put a strain on their budget for the quarter.
  • Her speech was interrupted by an unanticipated power outage in the building.
  • The team scrambled to come up with a solution to the unanticipated technical glitch before the presentation.

On this page you'll find 41 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to unanticipated, such as: abrupt, accidental, amazing, anticipated, astonishing, deliberate, designed.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

aback

abrupt

early

  • a bit previous
  • aboriginal
  • abrupt
  • advanced
  • age-old
  • aged
  • ahead of time
  • ancient
  • anon
  • antecedent
  • antediluvian
  • anticipative
  • anticipatory
  • antiquated
  • antique
  • apropos
  • at once
  • before the appointed time
  • beforehand
  • betimes
  • brand-new
  • briefly
  • bright and early
  • budding
  • dateless
  • daybreak
  • direct
  • directly
  • early bird
  • early morning
  • embryonic
  • ere long
  • far ahead
  • first
  • first blush
  • first flush of morning
  • first light
  • fresh
  • freshly
  • germinal
  • hoary
  • immature
  • immediate
  • immediately
  • in a jiffy
  • in advance
  • in an instant
  • in good time
  • in no time
  • in the bud
  • in time
  • infant
  • initial
  • inopportune
  • inopportunely
  • instantaneously
  • instantly
  • matinal
  • new
  • newly
  • obsolete
  • old
  • on short notice
  • on the dot
  • original
  • out-of-date
  • outmoded
  • overearly
  • oversoon
  • preceding
  • precipitant
  • precocious
  • precociously
  • preexistent
  • prehistoric
  • prehistorical
  • premature
  • prematurely
  • premier
  • presently
  • presto
  • prevenient
  • previous
  • primal
  • prime
  • primeval
  • primitive
  • primitively
  • primordial
  • prior
  • pristine
  • proleptical
  • prompt
  • promptly
  • pronto
  • proximately
  • punctual
  • punctually
  • quick
  • raw
  • recent
  • recently
  • right away
  • seasonable
  • seasonably
  • shortly
  • soon
  • speedy
  • straightaway
  • sudden
  • summarily
  • thereon
  • thereupon
  • timely
  • too soon
  • unanticipated
  • undeveloped
  • unexpected
  • unexpectedly
  • unforeseen
  • unlooked-for
  • unseasonable
  • unseasonably
  • untimely
  • with time to spare
  • without delay
  • young

unannounced

  • clandestine
  • confidential
  • nonpublic
  • private
  • silent
  • startling
  • surprising
  • unadvertised
  • unanticipated
  • undisclosed
  • unexpected
  • unforeseen
  • unheralded
  • unmentioned
  • unpublished
  • unsaid
  • untold

uncalculated

  • abrupt
  • coincidental
  • compulsory
  • forced
  • haphazard
  • ill-advised
  • inadvertent
  • incidental
  • innate
  • instinctive
  • latent
  • lost
  • random
  • repressed
  • spontaneous
  • startling
  • subliminal
  • sudden
  • suppressed
  • unadvised
  • unanticipated
  • unconsidered
  • uncontrolled
  • unexpected
  • unforeseen
  • unintended
  • unintentional
  • unplanned
  • unstudied

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