anticipation
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an expectation
Types & categories
- expectation hypernym
- suspense hyponym
- fever hyponym
- hope hyponym
Related & opposite
- anticipant derivation
Sense 2 noun
something expected (as on the basis of a norm)
each of them had their own anticipations
Types & categories
- expectation hypernym
- life expectancy hyponym
Related & opposite
- await derivation
Sense 3 noun
the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
Types & categories
- reasoning hypernym
- projection hyponym
- prophecy hyponym
- adumbration hyponym
Related & opposite
- prognosticate derivation
Sense 4 noun
anticipating with confidence of fulfillment
Types & categories
- hopefulness hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | anticipant |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | expectation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | suspense |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fever |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hope |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | await |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | expectation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | life expectancy |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | prognosticate |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | reasoning |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | projection |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | prophecy |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | adumbration |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | expect |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | await |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | hopefulness |