unanticipatedun‧an‧tic‧i‧pat‧ed /ˌʌnænˈtɪsɪpeɪtɪd/ AWL adjective - But however great their desire, the path to arms control and detente was strewn with unanticipated obstacles.
- Neither of the two pieces of software was faulty; there was just an unanticipated interaction between them.
- Only later are unanticipated costs and benefits visible; hindsight can make them appear deliberate all along.
- Risk of unanticipated changes in the term structure of interest rates.
- Such an argument relies on the capital gains being unanticipated.
- The managers also had to live with unanticipated consequences of their way of handling the problems and mistakes of less-experienced subordinates.
- To be sure, this Court has construed the Commerce Clause to accommodate unanticipated changes over the past two centuries.
- While relinquishing management takes more self-control than many women feel capable of, it pays off in unanticipated ways.
NOUN► change· Risk of unanticipated changes in the term structure of interest rates.· To be sure, this Court has construed the Commerce Clause to accommodate unanticipated changes over the past two centuries.· Another requirement to respond to unanticipated change is a short production cycle.
adjectiveanticipatoryanticipated ≠ unanticipatednounanticipationverbanticipate