Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unanticipated

/ˌʌnæntˈɪsəpˌeɪtɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables: unan-tic-i-pat-ed
IPA: /ˌʌnæntˈɪsəpˌeɪtɪd/

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not anticipated.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English anticipated English unanticipated From un- + anticipated.

Inflected Forms

more unanticipated (comparative) most unanticipated (superlative)

Derived Forms

unanticipatedly

Synonyms

unforeseen unseen unlooked-for out of the blue

Rhymes With

anticipated participated dissipated

Questions

How do you pronounce unanticipated?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnæntˈɪsəpˌeɪtɪd/.
What does unanticipated mean?: Not anticipated.
Where does unanticipated come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English anticipated English unanticipated From un- + anticipated.

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