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anticipating

[an-tis-uh-pey-ting] / ænˈtɪs əˌpeɪ tɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
anticipant
Synonyms
STRONG
hopeful
WEAK
anticipative anticipatory awaiting expecting
ADJECTIVE
anticipative
Synonyms
WEAK
anticipant anticipatory awaiting expecting hopeful
ADJECTIVE
anticipatory
Synonyms
WEAK
anticipant anticipative awaiting expecting hopeful
ADJECTIVE
gravid
Synonyms
WEAK
abundant big carrying a child childbearing enceinte expectant expecting fecund fertile fraught fruitful gestating heavy hopeful in a family way in family way parous parturient preggers productive prolific replete teeming with ch
ADJECTIVE
hopeful
Synonyms
STRONGEST
buoyant cheerful comfortable confident eager enthusiastic rosy sanguine trusting upbeat
STRONG
calm content faithful high
WEAK
anticipative assured at ease blithe elated emboldened expecting forward-looking hoping inspirited keeping the faith lighthearted looking forward to reassured rose-colored satisfied serene trustful unflagging
Antonyms
STRONGEST
apathetic depressed down pessimistic sad unenthusiastic unhappy
WEAK
despairing desperate despondent discouraged fearful low wretched
ADJECTIVE
hoping
Synonyms
STRONG
assuming expecting trusting wishing
WEAK
looking forward
ADJECTIVE
in the family way
Synonyms
WEAK
carrying expecting gestating heavy with child knocked-up with child
ADJECTIVE
oracular
Synonyms
WEAK
Delphian ambiguous apocalyptic arcane auguring auspicious authoritative cabalistic clairvoyant cryptic discovering divining divulging dogmatic fatidic foreboding forecasting foretelling imperious interpretive mantic mysterious mystical obscure occult ominous peremptory portending portentous positive predicting presaging prescient proclaiming prognosticating prophesying sage secret sibylline significant soothsaying vague vatic venerable wise
ADJECTIVE
parturient
Synonyms
WEAK
abundant big carrying a child enceinte expectant expecting fecund fertile fraught fruitful gestating gravid heavy hopeful in a family way in family way parous preggers productive prolific replete teeming with child
ADJECTIVE
predictive
Synonyms
WEAK
auguring conjecturing divining foreboding foretelling guessing portending presaging prognostic prognosticative surmising
ADJECTIVE
pregnant
Synonyms
WEAK
abundant carrying a child childbearing enceinte expectant expecting fecund fertile fraught fruitful gestating gravid heavy hopeful in family way parous parturient preggers productive prolific replete teeming with child
ADJECTIVE
prognostic
Synonyms
STRONG
foreboding foretelling guessing
WEAK
auguring conjecturing divining portending presaging prognosticative surmising
ADJECTIVE
prognosticative
Synonyms
WEAK
auguring conjecturing divining foreboding foretelling guessing portending presaging prognostic surmising
ADJECTIVE
ready
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accessible apt handy qualified ripe
STRONG
adjusted arranged completed covered equipped fit near organized primed set waiting wired
WEAK
all set all systems go at beck and call at fingertips at hand at the ready champing at bit close to hand convenient equal to expectant fixed for in line in order in place in position in readiness in the saddle on call on hand on tap on the brink open to
Antonyms
STRONGEST
incapable unskilled
WEAK
unavailable uneducated unprepared unready untrained

Example Sentences

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I feel safe in anticipating future runs for office, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Dealers are stocking used EVs, anticipating higher demand, while upcoming lease returns may increase supply and lower prices.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Despite rising short-term inflation outlook, investors largely expect the Federal Reserve to keep rates steady, with 97.4% anticipating no April rate cut.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The move is designed to reflect longer life expectancy with many younger people anticipating working into their 70s, although the government is still reviewing any further pension age rises.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

For this reason I never saw him leave, but each night as I drifted off to sleep I would hear them, anticipating the birth of a nation on the other side of the world.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri