Anticipate

/ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/

Synonyms for "anticipate" (207 found)

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Closest matches (42)

Verb(15 words)

expect foresee forestall predict apprehends auguring awaited awaiting awaits call cherished contemplated counter counteractcounting on

announce antecede antedate anticipation apprehend approach avert await bar bargainbe beforebe destinedbe earlybe fatedbe imminentbe to bebe to comecomecome beforecome on

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contemplatecount ondebar deflect deter

Noun(1 words)

bargains

Adjective(1 words)

danish regne

Strong matches (62)

discern discourage dishearten divinedraw neardraw ondread envisage envision estop exclude expect expectation face fear fendfend offforbid forecast foreclose

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foreglimpse foreknow forerun foresee forestall foretaste foretell frustrateget ahead ofgo beforego off half cockedgo off half-cockedhave in mindhelp herald

Verb(15 words)

envisaged envisages envisioned envisions expects extrapolating forebode forecast forecasted foreknow foresaw foresees forestalls foretasted foretell

Noun(10 words)

envisaging expectingfeeling hopefulforecast valuefores foreseeing foreshadows foretastes foretastingforward looking

Adjective(2 words)

expected foreseen

Related words (103)

hope interceptjump the gunkeep fromkeep offlie aheadlooklook aheadlook beyondlook forlook forward tolook out forloom near nullify obviate plan plot precede preclude

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precurse predate predict preexistprepare forpresage presume prevent prevision proclaim prohibit project prophesy providereckon onrelish repelrule outsave seesee aheadsee beforehandsensestave offtake for grantedthink threatenturn asideusher invisualizeward offwin the start

Verb(27 words)

hoped hypothesizesindicate a steady increaseintuitedlook forlook tomitigate obviated outfoxes preconceivespredict pricepredicted preempt preempted preempts prefigure prefigured prefiguring previse prognosticate

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prognosticated prognosticates projected promise shallstrategize in advancevisualizes

Noun(22 words)

hopeh hopesleave roomlookingmaking predictionmultiples orientedpeer forwardplan aheadplanning processplanning process templatespredicting presages prognosticatingproject collapseproject delaysproject formatproject questionproject resultsprophecies prophecy

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visionsvisual based

Adjective(2 words)

preconceivedthinking skills

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More general

30 entries

act await cognitioncome aboutevaluate expectfall outgo onguess hap happen hazard judge look move occur

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More specific

6 entries

forecast foresee forestalling predict preemption prognosticate

Collocations

5 entries

anticipate changesanticipate needsanticipate problemsanticipate resultsanticipate risks

Inflections

3 entries

anticipated anticipates anticipating

Derivations

5 entries

anticipation anticipative anticipator anticipatorily anticipatory

similar

4 entries

await expect look wait

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

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What results do you anticipate?

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I anticipate that there will be trouble.

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We anticipate it with much pleasure.

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We didn't anticipate their buying a new car.

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