unanticipatedadj.
/ˌʌnanˈtɪsᵻpeɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌənˌænˈtɪsəˌpeɪdᵻd/ (un- prefix1 2.)
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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [adjective] > surprising, unexpected
unbeweena1325
sudden1340
unhopedc1374
unwarec1374
unweenedc1374
unguessedc1400
unlooked for1531
untraisted1533
extonious1548
unlooked1548
unthought1548
unwares1548
unaspected1578
inexpecteda1586
unexpecteda1586
unwary1590
unwaited1592
unmistrusted1595
inopinate1598
unforethought1601
nap-taking1602
startling1609
expectless1613
unexpect1633
admirable1639
immergent1655
unpresumed1686
abrupt1725
unguessed1746
unanticipateda1779
unpredicted1792
unprecipitated1795
unsurmised1820
unsupposed1821
inopine1880
windfall1945
over-the-transom1952
left field1955
conversation-stopping1960
a1779 W. Warburton Divine Legation Moses (new ed.) v. App., in Wks. (1788) III. 183 This possibly might have recurred to his Lordship, while he was boasting of his new and unanticipated objection.
1827 M. Faraday Chem. Manip. xxiii. 565 Those who have suddenly had occasion to collect gas from natural or unanticipated sources.
1891 G. Meredith One of our Conquerors II. x. 262 They left hurriedly; I think it was unanticipated by Nesta.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.a1779