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adjective

an-ˈti-sə-ˌpā-təd How to pronounce anticipated (audio)
Definition of anticipatednext
as in expected
being in accordance with the prescribed, normal, or logical course of events the anticipated date of delivery is July 14th

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verb

past tense of anticipate
1
as in awaited
to believe in the future occurrence of (something) I anticipate that we'll be seeing you for New Year's

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2
as in foresaw
to realize or know about beforehand I anticipated this unhelpful response

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Recent Examples of anticipated
Adjective
At least two more death warrants have been signed for 2026 — with more anticipated. — Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026 The bluesy, country-ish single’s out ahead of his anticipated Everybody’s Home, Nobody’s Happy. — Katherine Turman, SPIN, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
Likewise, the fact that somebody correctly anticipated an announcement and made money does not by itself prove misconduct. — Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 No criminal charges are anticipated at this time, Baker said. — Ruby Grisin, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for anticipated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anticipated
  1. expected
  2. awaited
  3. foresaw
  4. scheduled
  5. predicted
Adjective
  • An expected 30 employees from NYDIG and 250 institutional client relationships will join BitGo, according to a person close to the matter.
    — Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • And Fins have a secondary so inexperienced the guys might need asbestos uniforms against the expected torching.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of expected
Verb
  • For many years, Harald and Sonja raised their family away from the spotlight, preparing for the roles that awaited them.
    — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
  • He was taken into custody in the US two years later and has awaited trial ever since.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of awaited
Verb
  • The 18-year-old would need time to adapt, but Howe (and everyone at Newcastle) foresaw a star in the making.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Not long ago, Phillies management foresaw Miller as Bohm’s inevitable replacement.
    — Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of foresaw
Adjective
  • So after almost thirty years, his work in late night was coming to an end at the Largo, and his final show was a week before my scheduled C-section.
    — Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The deployment is officially described as part of a scheduled rotation, with the George Washington expected to take over responsibilities from the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of scheduled
Verb
  • Farocki, who read his Marx closely, predicted a world of labor ever more estranged from its effects.
    — Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
  • And in many cases, the sources influencing an LLM’s view of a brand are rarely the ones the marketing team would have predicted.
    — Joshua George, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
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