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  • verbexpect; predict
  • verbact in advance of

synonyms for anticipate

  • assume
  • await
  • count on
  • forecast
  • foresee
  • prepare for
  • see
  • conjecture
  • divine
  • entertain
  • figure
  • foretell
  • prognosticate
  • prophesy
  • suppose
  • visualize
  • wait
  • bargain for
  • be afraid
  • count chickens
  • cross the bridge
  • foretaste
  • have a hunch
  • hope for
  • jump the gun
  • look for
  • look forward to
  • plan on
  • prevision
  • promise oneself
  • see coming
  • see in the cards
  • wait for
See also synonyms for: anticipated / anticipates / anticipating
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.

antonyms for anticipate

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  • doubt
  • be surprised
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To anticipate is to look forward to an event and even to picture it: Do you anticipate trouble? To expect something implies confidently believing, usually for good reasons, that an event will occur: to expect a visit from a friend. To hope for something implies a wish that an event may take place and an expectation that it will: to hope for the best. To await (wait for) something implies being alert and ready, whether for good or evil: to await news after a cyclone.

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How to use anticipate in a sentence

The November release will be welcomed not only by Obama readers, but by booksellers and fellow publishers who anticipate that the massive demand for A Promised Land will raise sales for everyone.
THE FIRST VOLUME OF BARACK OBAMA’S LONG-AWAITED MEMOIR FINALLY HAS A RELEASE DATERACHEL KINGSEPTEMBER 17, 2020FORTUNE
The Singapore hub itself will start off selling ads programmatically, but Insider anticipates more of these global campaigns with local variants.
‘WE’RE ABOUT HIRING JOURNALISTS’: INSIDER INC. LAUNCHES THIRD GLOBAL NEWS HUB IN SINGAPORELUCINDA SOUTHERNSEPTEMBER 17, 2020DIGIDAY
Regardless of your industry, you should look for ways to anticipate and meet customer needs.
HOW TO DRIVE DIGITAL INNOVATION NECESSARY DURING THE PANDEMICNICK CHASINOVSEPTEMBER 16, 2020SEARCH ENGINE WATCH
The most recent round of surveys in Wisconsin has been highly anticipated, coming after a Republican National Convention that focused heavily on the law-and-order message and in the wake of the Blake shooting and the subsequent protests.
POST-ABC WISCONSIN POLL SHOWS BIDEN HOLDING NARROW EDGE OVER TRUMPDAN BALZ, EMILY GUSKINSEPTEMBER 16, 2020WASHINGTON POST
In keeping with the event’s “time flies” theme, Apple debuted two new models of smartwatch, as widely anticipated.
EVERYTHING ANNOUNCED AT APPLE’S ‘TIME FLIES’ EVENT TODAYRHHACKETTFORTUNESEPTEMBER 15, 2020FORTUNE
Although our B2B publisher clients anticipated revenue declines at the start of the pandemic, their volume on our platform has been flat and not declined.
‘WITHOUT THE LUXURY OF TIME’: THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ROLLS OUT NEW PRODUCTS FOR THE FAST-TEMPO AD MARKETLUCINDA SOUTHERNSEPTEMBER 15, 2020DIGIDAY
As with so many media companies — and particularly those who had been anticipating a windfall year of tentpole sporting action — Discovery’s business was far from immune to the effects of the coronavirus.
‘WE ARE PERMANENTLY IN BETA’: EUROPEAN SPORTS BROADCASTING IS STILL IN A CORONAVIRUS-FORCED STATE OF REINVENTIONLARA O'REILLYSEPTEMBER 15, 2020DIGIDAY
NASA anticipates paying roughly between $15,000 to $25,000 per moon contract, agency Administrator Jim Bridenstine said, though final pricing will be determined by the competition.
NASA WANTS TO BUY MOON ROCKS FROM ANYONE WHO CAN FUND THEIR OWN SPACE TRIPVERNE KOPYTOFFSEPTEMBER 10, 2020FORTUNE
The model anticipates higher turnout this year, but modeling turnout during a pandemic is incredibly difficult — and we don’t know what the virus will look like in swing states by November.
OUR FORECAST: BIDEN HAS A COMMANDING (BUT NOT CERTAIN) LEADDANIEL MALLOYSEPTEMBER 10, 2020OZY
We anticipate that SDG&E will use its control of this infrastructure to hurl obstacles at San Diego Community Power at every opportunity and deter our progress toward 100 percent renewable energy.
THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT ENDING OFFERS SAN DIEGO A CHANCE FOR A FRESH STARTAMANDA MOSER AND SHAUNA MCKENNASEPTEMBER 8, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGO
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WORDS RELATED TO ANTICIPATE

  • anticipate
  • bide
  • expect
  • linger
  • pause
  • remain
  • rest
  • sojourn
  • stay
  • stick around
  • stop
  • tarry
  • wait
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