anticipate - Similar and Opposite Words

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Verb

be a forerunner of or occur earlier than

Synonyms

• anticipate

More generic

• come about
• fall out
• go on
• hap
• happen
• occur
• pass
• pass off
• take place

Verb

regard something as probable or likely

Synonyms

• anticipate
• expect

More generic

• evaluate
• judge
• pass judgment

More specific

• assume
• believe
• conjecture
• guess
• hypothecate
• hypothesise
• hypothesize
• imagine
• opine
• presume
• reckon
• speculate
• suppose
• take for granted
• theorise
• theorize
• think
• trust

Related

• await
• expect
• look
• wait

Verb

realize beforehand

Synonyms

• anticipate
• foreknow
• foresee
• previse

More generic

• know

Verb

make a prediction about; tell in advance

Synonyms

• anticipate
• call
• forebode
• foretell
• predict
• prognosticate
• promise

More generic

• guess
• hazard
• pretend
• venture

More specific

• augur
• bet
• calculate
• forecast
• outguess
• prophesy
• read
• second-guess
• vaticinate
• wager

Verb

be excited or anxious about

Synonyms

• anticipate
• look for
• look to

More generic

• await
• expect
• look
• wait

More specific

• apprehend
• quail at

Verb

act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

Synonyms

• anticipate
• counter
• foresee
• forestall

More generic

• act
• move

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