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anticipate
verb as in expect; predict
Strong matches
conjecture, divine, entertain, figure, foretell, prognosticate, prophesy, suppose, visualize, wait
verb as in act in advance of
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Weak matches
be early, be one step ahead of, beat someone to it, hold back, provide against
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Example Sentences
These insights and discoveries help PepsiCo anticipate, rather than react to, an ever-changing consumer landscape.
"We anticipate that when we first start training, we won't have that many [recruits] to begin with," said a defense official.
It is not at all hard to anticipate additional forces—Turkmens and others—joining the fray in the future.
The officers explained that those Sikhs had been lynched to death and that Singh ought to anticipate the same fate for himself.
But the killers clearly failed to anticipate the uproar that would follow.
The pulse in Louis's temples beat hard; yet he was determined not to anticipate, but make Wharton explain himself.
I did not anticipate a tour of pleasure through Ireland, but the reality is more painful than I anticipated.
On the other hand, his feet are so cold from the artery being severed that they anticipate mortification.
Never anticipate the point or joke of any anecdote told in your presence.
But the event was such as even his sanguine spirit had scarcely ventured to anticipate.
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On this page you'll find 109 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to anticipate, such as: assume, await, count on, forecast, foresee, and prepare for.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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