Anticipated is a term used to describe an expectation of something that is FORTHCOMING, DUE, foresaw, counted on, or planned on. FORTHCOMING means something that is expected to happen soon, DUE indicates something that is expected to occur at a certain time, foresaw implies that something was predicted in advance, counted on suggests that someone is relying on something to happen, and planned on implies that something was arranged in advance. All of these words are related to the concept of anticipating something.