unanticipated

Speech parts

1. unanticipated - Adjective

2. unanticipated - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

not anticipated

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Examples

All interesting issues in natural history are questions of relative frequency, not single examples. Everything happens once amidst the richness of nature. But when an unanticipated phenomenon occurs again and again-finally turning into an expectation-then theories are overturned. Stephen Jay Gould

I have observed over the years that the unanticipated consequences of social action are always more important, and usually less agreeable, than the intended consequences. Irving Kristol

My unanticipated success as a sportscaster is a perfect example of the importance of saying yes to yourself, even when you are uncertain. Phyllis George

You need to plan the way a fire department plans: it cannot anticipate where the next fire will be, so it has to shape an energetic and efficient team that is capable of responding to the unanticipated as well as to any ordinary event. Andy Grove

A woman's mind is her most precious weapon. It must not be employed clumsily or prematurely. Much like the aforementioned knife in the back, a clever gibe is most effective when it is unanticipated. Brandon Sanderson

The simpler, the better. Complications lead to multiplicative chains of unanticipated effects. Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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