2. (noun)anticipation, expectancy something expected (as on the basis of a norm) Synonyms: prediction, anticipation, expectation, expectancy, prevision
3. (noun)prediction, anticipation, prevision the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future) Synonyms: anticipation, expectancy, prescience, expectation, prediction, farsightedness, foretelling, prognostication, foresight, prevision, prospicience, forecasting
4. (noun)anticipation, expectation anticipating with confidence of fulfillment Synonyms: anticipation, expected value, expectation, expectancy, outlook, arithmetic mean, prediction, prospect, prevision, first moment
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'anticipation'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. anticipation Expectation may be either of good or evil; presentiment almost always, apprehension and foreboding always, of evil; anticipation and antepast, commonly of good. Thus, we speak of the plea Synonyms: anticipation, antepast, expectation, foresight, hope, apprehension, foreboding, foretaste, presentiment, expectancy, forecast, forethought, prevision Antonyms: astonishment, despair, dread, fear, surprise, consummation, doubt, enjoyment, realization, wonder
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