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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Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025
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Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025
The unanticipated increase in spending for Medi-Cal, California’s health care program for 15 million low-income residents, is the most eye-popping of the many negative factors.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
Yet something about Brandy triggers an unanticipated response from her character’s love interest (Emma Corrin), which throws the project into chaos.
—Judy Berman, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
The Minnesota Como Park Zoo & Conservatory had an unanticipated birth occur in front of zoo-goers!
—Charna Flam, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Unanticipated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unanticipated. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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