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anticipation

an·tic·i·pa·tion

anticipation

 
pronunciation:
aen tI s peI shn
features:
Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: noun
definition 1: the act or process of anticipating.
synonyms:
anticipating, expectancy, expectation, expecting
similar words:
fulfillment, prediction, prevention
definition 2: expectation or hope.
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synonyms:
expectation
similar words:
hope, hopefulness, prospect
definition 3: foreknowledge; intuition.
synonyms:
foreknowledge, intuition, presentiment
similar words:
foreboding, premonition, prescience
Word Combinations  About this feature
adjective + (n.)anticipation anxious, breathless, delicious, eager, erotic, excited, full, giddy, gleeful, heady, heightened, hopeful, hungry, intense, joyful, keen, nervous, pleasant, rapt, restless, tense, unbearable  [See all][See only the most frequent]
verb + (n.)anticipation brim, build, burst, buzz, fill, flinch, greet, grin, heighten, hum, lean, lick, quiver, rub, savor, shiver, smile, stroke, tense, tighten, tingle, tremble, twitch, vibrate, wait, water  [See all][See only the most frequent]
(n.)anticipation + verb accompany, await, taste
noun + (n.)anticipation Help anxiety, celebration, coincidence, crowd, excitement, fear, flutter, frenzy, hope, interaction, joy, lip, mix, mixture, mood, nervousness, pride, quickness, relief, sense, shiver, smile, speculation, stir, stroke, tension, thrill, tingle, trepidation, worry  [See all][See only the most frequent]