anticipatedpattern

noun

UK /ænˈtɪsɪpeɪtɪd ˈpætən/

US /ænˈtɪsəpeɪtɪd ˈpætərn/

A pattern is something that happens the same way again and again, and anticipated means you expect it to happen.

The teacher noticed an anticipated pattern in the way the students lined up after recess.

SYNONYMS

expected pattern predicted pattern foreseen pattern likely pattern

RELATED WORDS

anticipation pattern expectation prediction routine

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A repeated design or arrangement that people expect to see.

The wallpaper had an anticipated pattern of stars and moons.

3. A regular way of doing things that someone guesses will continue.

Waking up early became an anticipated pattern for the farmer.

4. A sequence in data or events that is expected to repeat.

The scientist studied the anticipated pattern in the weather records.