unanticipated

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ anticipated.

Adjective

unanticipated (comparative more unanticipated, superlative most unanticipated)

1. Not anticipated.
   • 2026 February 8, Jeremy Konyndyk, “The Aftermath of Feeding America’s Credibility Into the Woodchipper”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 8 February 2026:

     Last February, Elon Musk boasted of “feeding USAID into the woodchipper” as President Trump kicked off his second term with an unanticipated assault on the agency.

Translations

not anticipated

• Māori: matawhawhati
• Romanian: neanticipat, neașteptat (ro), neprevăzut (ro)