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Synonyms for anticipate
ænˈtɪs əˌpeɪtan·tic·i·pate

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Wiktionary0.0 / 0 votes

  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

English Synonyms and Antonyms2.3 / 3 votes

  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.

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

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 2 votes

  1. anticipate

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

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

Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 4 votes

  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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Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

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Dictionary of English Synonymes2.0 / 1 vote

  1. anticipateverb

    Synonyms:
    go before, get the start of

  2. anticipateverb

    Synonyms:
    take up beforehand, consider in advance

  3. anticipateverb

    Synonyms:
    foretaste, forestall, antedate

  4. anticipateverb

    Synonyms:
    expect, forecast, foresee, look forward to, count upon, reckon upon, calculate upon, prepare one's self for

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. anticipateverb

    Synonyms:
    expect, forestall, preclude, obviate

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How to use anticipate in a sentence?

  1. Foreign Minister Bishop:

    I would anticipate that both proceedings -- the Constitutional Court proceedings and the Judicial Commission -- would require to hear evidence. I would anticipate that they would need to hear evidence from Mr. Chan and Mr. Sukumaran, and therefore, my request that these proceedings be allowed to continue and that there be a stay of execution.

  2. Alice LoCicero:

    What people might anticipate is a return of some of the same feelings that they had at the time of the initial bombing, a lot of fear may be associated with reliving some of those events.

  3. President Tony Bartel:

    I would anticipate that we will begin to see software growth as early as the fourth quarter and definitely in the first quarter of next year.

  4. Robert Allenby:

    On the advice of my personal doctor I have decided to withdraw from this week's Humana Challenge, this will enable me to ensure I am fully recovered prior to rejoining the PGA Tour. I anticipate a full recovery and look forward to returning in the near future.

  5. Alex Bastian:

    There are a series of California Supreme Court decisions that will be decided in the coming months and we anticipate numerous cases returning to our jurisdiction as a result, we want to be aware of these cases as they return so that we can add another layer of review to evaluate each case individually.


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