ANTICIPATED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does anticipated mean? 

• ANTICIPATED (adjective)
  The adjective ANTICIPATED has 1 sense:

1. expected hopefully

  Familiarity information: ANTICIPATED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANTICIPATED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Expected hopefully

Synonyms:

anticipated; awaited; hoped-for

Similar:

expected (considered likely or probable to happen or arrive)

 Context examples 

Methylnitrosourea is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen.

(Methylnitrosourea, NCI Thesaurus)

Methyleugenol is mutagenic in animals and is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen based on evidence of carcinogenicity in animals.

(Methyleugenol, NCI Thesaurus)

Methylene chloride is a possible mutagen and is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen.

(Methylene Chloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Dianisidine is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen based on evidence of carcinogenicity in experimental animals.

(Dianisidine, NCI Thesaurus)

Michler's base is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen.

(Michler's Base, NCI Thesaurus)

It is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen.

(Michler's Ketone, NCI Thesaurus)

N-Nitrosodiethanolamine is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen.

(N-Nitrosodi-n-butylamine, NCI Thesaurus)

N-methyl-N-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen.

(N-Methyl-N-nitro-N-Nitrosoguanidine, NCI Thesaurus)

Mirex is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen.

(Mirex, NCI Thesaurus)

This substance is a suspected mutagen and is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen based on evidence of carcinogenicity in experimental animals.

(Danthron, NCI Thesaurus)