Synonyms for anticipation
ænˌtɪs əˈpeɪ ʃənan·tic·i·pa·tion

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.4 / 5 votes

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 pleasures of anticipation. A foretaste may be of good or evil, and is more than imaginary; it is a part actually received in advance. Foresight and forethought prevent future evil and secure future good by timely looking forward, and acting upon what is foreseen. Compare ANTICIPATE.

   Synonyms:
   antepast, apprehension, expectancy, expectation, foreboding, forecast, foresight, foretaste, forethought, hope, presentiment, prevision

   Antonyms:
   astonishment, consummation, despair, doubt, doubt, dread, enjoyment, fear, realization, surprise, wonder

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. anticipation

   Synonyms:
   prevention, expectation, forestallment, awaiting, preoccupation, preconception, foresight, forethought, foretaste, prelibation, preclusion, pregustation, antepast, forecast, provision

   Antonyms:
   surprise, unpreparedness, un-expectedness, inexpectation, actual enjoyment, non-expectation, realization, consummation

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 4 votes

1. anticipation, expectancynoun

   an expectation

   Synonyms:
   prediction, expectation, expectancy, prevision

2. anticipation, expectancynoun

   something expected (as on the basis of a norm)

   "each of them had their own anticipations"; "an indicator of expectancy in development"

   Synonyms:
   prediction, expectation, expectancy, prevision

3. prediction, anticipation, previsionnoun

   the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)

   Synonyms:
   expectancy, prescience, expectation, prediction, farsightedness, foretelling, prognostication, foresight, prevision, prospicience, forecasting

4. anticipation, expectationnoun

   anticipating with confidence of fulfillment

   Synonyms:
   expected value, expectation, expectancy, outlook, arithmetic mean, prediction, prospect, prevision, first moment

Matched Categories

1. • Expectation
   • Hopefulness
   • Reasoning

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. anticipationnoun

   Synonyms:
   expectation, expectance, contemplation, prospect, hope, trust, ABEYANCE

2. anticipationnoun

   Synonyms:
   foretaste, prelibation, antepast, presentiment, forestalling, foreseeing, foresight, prescience, prevision, forethought, forecast, preconception

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. anticipationnoun

   Synonyms:
   expectation, preclusion, preoccupation, foretaste, antepast, forethought

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1. List of paraphrases for "anticipation":

   forecast, forecasting, prediction, expectation, impatience, advance, prevision, foresight, anticipatory, foretaste, waiting, preparation

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. anticipation

   Synonyms:
   Anticipation, dynamic mutation, Sherman paradox

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1. Adam Sarhan:

   Over the last few weeks, stocks had soared in anticipation of more easy money, and now that we've got the news, stocks are selling off.

2. Rochelle Walensky:

   There has been a great deal of anticipation from parents, i encourage parents to ask questions.

3. Salim Furth:

   Policy matters, not personality, and President Trump has n’t been in office long enough to see real results in slow-moving markets like the job market, there is an effect where a policy has an impact before it is enacted because of the anticipation -- but I ’m looking for policies to have an impact, and go across the finish line -- not just a glitz of the first 100 days.

4. Craig Patterson:

   We thought it could help us from an overall branding perspective, as we announce the nameplate coming back, it could help us with awareness of it and build that anticipation for when we do have the new product.

5. Adam Sarhan:

   This is a classic case of' buy the rumor and sell the news', over the last few weeks, stocks had soared in anticipation of more easy money, and now that we've got the news, stocks are selling off.