ANTICIPATION Synonyms

• the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)

• a statement made about the future

• fearful expectation or anticipation

• the cognitive condition of someone who understands

• painful expectation

• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

• a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something

• prompt willingness

• the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

• the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up

• something that agitates and arouses

• disturbance usually in protest

• a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop

• predict in advance

• judge to be probable

• indicate, as with a sign or an omen

• knowledge of an event before it occurs

• a specific instance of feeling hopeful

• United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003)

• the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled

• grounds for feeling hopeful about the future

• someone (or something) on which expectations are centered

• one of the three Christian virtues

• expect and wish

• be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes

• intend with some possibility of fulfilment

• prolonged unfulfilled desire or need

• a feeling of evil to come

• an early warning about a future event

• apprehension about what is going to happen

• an uncertain cognitive state

• excited anticipation of an approaching climax

• prolonged unfulfilled desire or need

• an expectation

• something expected (as on the basis of a norm)

• a prophetic vision (as in a dream)

• the power to foresee the future

• seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing

• the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)