looking forward

ADJECTIVE

hoping

Synonyms

STRONG

anticipating assuming expecting trusting wishing

NOUN

anticipation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apprehension hope joy prospect

STRONG

contemplation expectancy foresight foretaste impatience outlook preconception premonition preoccupation prescience presentiment promise trust

WEAK

awaiting high hopes

Antonyms

STRONG

ignorance

WEAK

amazement astonishment doubt fear sensation surprise unreadiness wonder

NOUN

expectancy

Synonyms

STRONG

assumption assurance belief calculation confidence conjecture expectation hope likelihood outlook prediction presentation presentiment presumption probability prospect reliance supposition surmise suspense trust view waiting

Antonyms

STRONG

disbelief distrust doubt fact fear knowledge proof reality truth uncertainty unlikelihood

NOUN

expectation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assumption chance confidence fear forecast hope intention likelihood notion outlook possibility prediction promise prospect trust view

STRONG

apprehension assurance calculation conjecture design expectancy motive presumption probability reliance supposition surmise suspense

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disbelief distrust doubt hopelessness impossibility unlikelihood

STRONG

fact knowledge proof reality truth

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looking forward

"But I'm really looking forward to it, getting back to an audience. There's nothing quite like the communion with an audience."

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

“So, yeah, I am concerned about it. We ought to be talking about things looking forward that our constituents are most concerned about.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

“I’m looking forward to having this debate about what it means to be a man.”

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

He was one of around 240 pupils and had been looking forward to returning in September for his final year and to sit his GCSEs.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

I wasn’t looking forward to seeing her, and by eleven-thirty on Friday as I headed up to Alterations, I was ready for Shanghai Chic to be over.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

looking forward

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