anticipated

all, current, difficult, new, novel, prolonged, quiet, sharp

The prolonged delays were far worse than we had anticipated.

hadn't, nurse

The nurse hadn't anticipated how difficult it would be to calm the anxious patient.

depression, enemy, vacation

She looked forward to her anticipated vacation after months of stressful work.

from, in, than

The results were much better than anticipated.

abroad, highly, instinctively, such

The teacher highly anticipated that her students would pass the difficult exam.