| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. [1/2 definitions] |
| anticipative |
full of anticipation; awaiting or expectant. |
| anticipatory |
of, feeling, or expressing anticipation. |
| arbitrage |
the purchase of a large number of shares in a corporation in anticipation of the profit that will result from a merger or takeover. [1/3 definitions] |
| ashamed |
reluctant because of the anticipation of shame or embarrassment. [1/3 definitions] |
| box2 |
to employ cleverness, evasion, and anticipation in a boxing match, as opposed to sheer strength or force. [1/6 definitions] |
| can't wait |
to feel extremely excited in anticipation of something. |
| cryonics |
(used with a sing. verb) the freezing of the body of someone who has just died for the purpose of storing it in anticipation of future resuscitation and cure. |
| dread |
great fear; a terrifying anticipation of something. [1/7 definitions] |
| expectancy |
the state of expecting; anticipation. [1/2 definitions] |
| expectant |
characterized by expectation or anticipation. [1/3 definitions] |
| expectation |
reasonable hope; anticipation. [2/4 definitions] |
| forethought |
a thinking about beforehand, esp. in order to make provision for an eventuality; anticipation; calculation. |
| hold one's breath |
to wait with great anticipation. |
| it |
used as the subject of the verb be in anticipation of the complement. [1/6 definitions] |
| letdown |
a feeling of depression or dejection after excitement or anticipation. [1/3 definitions] |
| on pins and needles |
highly excited, nervous, or anxious, esp. in anticipation of something; filled with suspense. |
| on tiptoe |
filled with eager anticipation; expectant. [1/2 definitions] |
| pitchout |
in baseball, a ball deliberately pitched outside the plate in anticipation of an attempted steal by a base runner. [1/2 definitions] |
| preemptive |
of or relating to a strike or attack such as a bid in bridge or a military attack, made in anticipation of or to prevent an opposing strike. [1/2 definitions] |
| prolepsis |
the anticipation of possible arguments, before they are put forward by an opponent, in order to answer them in advance. [1/2 definitions] |