Anticipated and Fortuitous

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Anticipated adjective - Being in accordance with the prescribed, normal, or logical course of events.

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Fortuitous is an antonym for anticipated.

Fortuitous adjective - Coming or happening by good luck especially unexpectedly.

Usage example: your arrival just before the thunderstorm was fortuitous

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Anticipated is an antonym for fortuitous.

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