Antonyms for anticipate
ænˈtɪs əˌpeɪtan·tic·i·pate

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1. anticipateverb

   to know of (something) before it happens; to expect.

   Synonyms:
   expect, foretaste, foresee

2. anticipateverb

   to eagerly wait for (something)

   Little Johnny started to anticipate the arrival of Santa Claus a week before Christmas.

   Synonyms:
   look forward to

3. anticipateverb

   Synonyms:
   preclude

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1. anticipate

   To anticipate may be either to take before in fact or to take before in thought; in the former sense it is allied with prevent; in the latter, with the synonyms above given. This is coming to be the prevalent and favorite use. We expect that which we have good reason to believe will happen; as, a boy expects to grow to manhood. We hope for that which we much desire and somewhat expect. We apprehend what we both expect and fear. Anticipate is commonly used now, like foretaste, of that which we expect both with confidence and pleasure. In this use it is a stronger word than hope, where often "the wish is father to the thought." I hope for a visit from my friend, tho I have no word from him; I expect it when he writes that he is coming; and as the time draws near I anticipate it with pleasure. Compare ABIDE; PREVENT.

   Antonyms:
   despair of, distrust, doubt, doubt, dread, fear, recall, recollect, remember

   Synonyms:
   apprehend, expect, forecast, foretaste, hope, look forward to

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1. anticipate

   Antonyms:
   remember, recollect, remedy, recall, undo, cure, misapprehend

   Synonyms:
   forestall, prejudge, expect, foretaste, apprehend, prevent, prearrange, prepare, prejudge, meet, obviate, intercept, forecast

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1. expect, anticipateverb

   regard something as probable or likely

   "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"

   Synonyms:
   predict, await, counter, foreknow, previse, look for, forestall, look, gestate, wait, require, call, prognosticate, look to, have a bun in the oven, foresee, carry, ask, foretell, forebode, expect, bear, promise

2. anticipate, foresee, forestall, counterverb

   act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

   Synonyms:
   predict, counter, foreknow, previse, look for, preclude, forestall, prevent, foreclose, forbid, envision, call, prognosticate, look to, foresee, foretell, forebode, expect, promise

3. anticipate, previse, foreknow, foreseeverb

   realize beforehand

   Synonyms:
   predict, counter, foreknow, previse, look for, forewarn, forestall, envision, call, prognosticate, look to, foresee, foretell, forebode, expect, promise

4. predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promiseverb

   make a prediction about; tell in advance

   "Call the outcome of an election"

   Synonyms:
   forestall, predict, augur, forebode, foreshadow, scream, prognosticate, counter, promise, phone, yell, foreknow, shout out, foretell, cry, herald, call in, auspicate, expect, holler, call up, betoken, call off, assure, call, look for, send for, previse, address, visit, portend, shout, bode, foresee, look to, announce, presage, name, hollo, squall, bid, ring, omen, forecast, harbinger, telephone, annunciate, prefigure

5. anticipate, look for, look toverb

   be excited or anxious about

   Synonyms:
   predict, search, counter, foreknow, previse, seek, look for, forestall, call, prognosticate, look to, foresee, foretell, forebode, expect, promise

6. anticipateverb

   be a forerunner of or occur earlier than

   "This composition anticipates Impressionism"

   Synonyms:
   promise, look for, forestall, forebode, previse, foretell, foreknow, look to, counter, prognosticate, foresee, expect, predict, call

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1. anticipateverb

   Synonyms:
   expect, forestall, preclude, obviate

How to use anticipate in a sentence?

1. Tian Chua:

   It is a strategic national company with lots of national pride involved. When they hired (Mueller), the cannot just say they did not anticipate this from the beginning.

2. White House spokesman Josh Earnest:

   I would not anticipate that a visit by the president just for a couple of hours to that community to console the families of the victims of that attack would have any impact on the pace or success of the ongoing investigation.

3. Republican Senator Richard Burr:

   I think it's safe to say that there are 30 end-to-end encrypted software packages that you can download for free. And, given the fact that between iTunes and PlayStation, the number of apps that are added on a weekly and monthly, yearly basis, and I think we anticipate that everything from this point forward will have an encrypted communications to it, now's the time for us to act.

4. Cameron Clayton:

   The enhanced forecasts could be revolutionary for some areas of the world, such as for a rural farmer in India or Kenya, if you've never before had access to high-resolution weather data but could now anticipate thunderstorms before they approach your fields, you can better plan for planting or harvesting.

5. Denis Ezingeard:

   To anticipate both The FDA and European Medicines Agency regulatory outcome, European Medicines Agency's really the number one mission of any team or any agency.

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