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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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 While these young men shifted away from Harris in unanticipated margins, Hogg says Democrats' losses this election are bigger than just one voting bloc -- and hopes that extreme candor and commitments to those groups will not only rebuild but expand the party. —

Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2024 Spreading the wealth around delivers unanticipated rewards. —

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