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

Example Sentences

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"It was something he was really looking forward to - he couldn't shut up talking about it," Ian, 42, said.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Oscar-nominee Madden, whose work includes Shakespeare in Love and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, said he was looking forward to telling Tony and Emma's story.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

They say they are looking forward to fulfilling their dream of discovering how foods like fish and chips would taste with ranch.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

As a native of Washington, D.C., she doubts that the West Coast is actually the best coast, but she’s looking forward to giving it a chance when she joins the business desk on June 22.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

I’d been looking forward to the long vacation, but now I wanted it to start immediately, like, that very second.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

looking forward

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