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anticipate v.
expect v.
portend v.
predict v.
prognosticate v.
prophesy v.
vaticinate v.

VERB

anticipate

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assume await count on forecast foresee prepare for see

STRONG

conjecture divine entertain figure foretell prognosticate prophesy suppose visualize wait

WEAK

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 in the cards wait for

Antonyms

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doubt

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be amazed be surprised be unready

VERB

expect

Synonyms

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await forecast foresee hope predict suppose take think

STRONG

apprehend assume calculate conjecture contemplate divine envisage feel figure foreknow gather imagine look presume presuppose reckon sense surmise suspect trust understand

WEAK

bargain for bargain on be afraid count on hope for in the cards look ahead to look for look forward to wait for watch for

Antonyms

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disbelieve

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disregard know misunderstand neglect overlook

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portend

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augur bespeak foretell predict presage

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adumbrate betoken bode call forebode forecast foreshow forewarn harbinger herald hint omen prognosticate promise prophesy read threaten

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be in the cards crystal-ball foretoken have a hunch point to premonish warn of

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predict

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anticipate call conclude crystal-ball envision forecast foresee think

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adumbrate augur conjecture croak figure forebode foretell gather guess infer judge omen portend presage presume prognosticate prophesy read suppose surmise telegraph vaticinate

WEAK

be afraid call it crystal-ball divine figure out forespeak have a hunch hazard a guess make book psych out see handwriting on wall size up soothsay

Antonyms

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ignore

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calculate disbelieve measure misunderstand

VERB

prognosticate

Synonyms

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adumbrate augur betoken divine forebode forecast foreshadow harbinger herald portend presage prophesy read vaticinate

WEAK

call it crystal-ball have a hunch make book point to soothsay

VERB

prophesy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

foretell portend presage

STRONG

adumbrate augur call divine forecast foresee forewarn predict prognosticate vaticinate

WEAK

call the turn crystal-ball have a hunch make book psych it out soothsay

VERB

vaticinate

Synonyms

STRONG

adumbrate augur call divine forecast foresee foretell forewarn portend predict presage prognosticate

WEAK

call the turn crystal-ball have a hunch make book psych it out soothsay

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see coming

Against that backdrop, the market’s momentum could leave stock investors exposed to a shock that they might not see coming: a continued strengthening of the yen and a fast unwind of the carry trade.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

"We hope that it will happen as soon as possible and we hope that the cooling, liberating rain that the forecasters do not yet see coming will arrive."

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

Things that, in all his years of grueling romantic data analysis in pursuit of the perfect relationship, he still couldn’t see coming.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026

"That's a phenomenon I didn't see coming," said Jennie Hayes Kurtz of the country music band Brother and The Hayes.

From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026

She’s upset with the change she didn’t see coming.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon

see coming

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