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anticipation

/ænˌtɪs.əˈpeɪ.ʃən/noun5 syllables

Anticipation means: the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future).

Synonyms for anticipation5

noun, as in the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)

prediction, prevision

noun, as in an expectation

expectancy

noun, as in something expected (as on the basis of a norm)

expectancy

noun, as in anticipating with confidence of fulfillment

expectation

also used for anticipation

expectingness

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What does anticipation mean?4

noun

1

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

2

an expectation

3

something expected (as on the basis of a norm)“each of them had their own anticipations”

4

anticipating with confidence of fulfillment

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with anticipation?60

two syllables

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All 60 rhymes for anticipation, grouped by syllable

Anticipation in a sentence

  • Mother took the clothes off the line in anticipation of rain.unknown
  • Half the pain of chest waxing is in the anticipation.papabear
  • The anticipation is always worse than the calamity.FeuDRenais2
  • Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.carlosalberto
  • A hush of anticipation fell over the crowd.CK
  • The streets are rowdy as they gradually fill up in anticipation of shooting stars.felidad
  • Residents stocked up on supplies in anticipation of staying indoors for several days.Nuel
  • There are moments when merely thinking about you creates chills of anticipation within me.Nuel

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Forms of anticipation

as a noun

plural
anticipations