| Word |
Anticipate
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| regard something as probable or likely; The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow / be a forerunner of or occur earlier than / To be before in doing / regard as probable; expect or predict., | |
| Usage | ⇒ He had anticipated the rail accident ⇒ she anticipated scorn on her return to the theater ⇒ They anticipated a good time on the meeting ⇒ you must try to anticipate what questions they will ask you ⇒ I aniticipate problems |
| Synonyms | expect, foresee, await, predict, forestall, forecast, prevent, look for, envision, obviate, intercept, look forward to, count on, foreknow, prophesy, apprehend, divine, foretell, hope, contemplate, |
| Antonyms | unexpected, be surprised, be amazed, be unready, abrupt, unforeseen, doubt, compute, accommodate, commute, compel, conservation, cooperate, dash, delete, contact, chaperon, charter, dawdle, decompose, |
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