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| Main Entry: | anticipate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | expect; predict |
| Synonyms: | assume, await, bargain for*, conjecture, count on, divine, entertain*, figure, forecast, foresee, foretell, jump the gun*, prognosticate, prophesy, see, suppose, visualize, wait, be afraid, count chickens, cross the bridge, foretaste, have a hunch, hope for, look for, look forward to, plan on, prepare for, prevision, promise oneself, see coming, see in the cards, wait for |
| Antonyms: | doubt, be amazed, be surprised |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | anticipate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | act in advance of |
| Synonyms: | apprehend, block, delay, forestall, hinder, hold back, intercept, precede, preclude, prevent, be early, be one step ahead of, beat someone to it, prepare for, provide against |
| Antonyms: | be unready |
| Main Entry: | await |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | wait with expectation |
| Synonyms: | anticipate, attend, be prepared for, be ready for, cool one's heels, count on, hang around*, hang in, hang out*, hope, look for, look forward to, stay, sweat it out, sweat* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bargain for |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | expect |
| Synonyms: | anticipate, contemplate, count on, foresee, imagine, aim for, look for, plan on, reckon on |
| Main Entry: | discern |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | catch sight of; recognize and understand |
| Synonyms: | anticipate, apprehend, ascertain, behold, descry, detect, determine, difference, differentiate, discover, discriminate, distinguish, divine, espy, extricate, find out, focus, foresee, judge, know, make out, note, notice, observe, perceive, read, remark, rubberneck*, separate, spot, take in, view, discrepate, figure out, get a load of, get the picture, get wise to, make distinction, pick out, secern, see the light, see through, severalize |
| Antonyms: | disregard, neglect, overlook |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | divine |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prophesy |
| Synonyms: | anticipate, apprehend, conjecture, deduce, discern, forebode, foresee, foretell, guess, infer, perceive, predict, prognosticate, see, suppose, surmise, suspect, understand, visualize, forefeel, foreknow, go out on a limb, intuit, previse, see in the cards, take a shot, take a stab |
| Main Entry: | envisage/envision |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | picture in one's mind |
| Synonyms: | anticipate, behold, conceive, conceptualize, contemplate, externalize, fancy, feature, foresee, form mental picture of, grasp, have a picture of, image, imagine, look upon, materialize, objectify, predict, realize, regard, see, survey, think up, view, view in mind's eye, vision, visualize |
| Main Entry: | extrapolate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | infer |
| Synonyms: | anticipate, assume, conclude, deduce, envision, figure, foresee, foretell, guess, predict, project, theorize, hypothesize, make an educated guess, see ahead |
| Main Entry: | fear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | feel alarm; be scared of |
| Synonyms: | anticipate, apprehend, avoid, blanch, cower, crouch, dread, expect, falter, flinch, foresee, fret, quail, quaver, shrink, shudder, shun, shy, start, suspect, tremble, wilt, worry, be afraid, be anxious, be apprehensive, be disquieted, be frightened, be in awe, break out in a sweat, dare not, feel concern, have butterflies, have qualms, lose courage |
| Antonyms: | brave |
| Main Entry: | forecast |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | predict, guess |
| Synonyms: | adumbrate, anticipate, augur, calculate, conclude, conjecture, demonstrate, determine, divine, estimate, figure, foresee, foretell, gather, gauge, infer, plan, portend, predetermine, presage, prognosticate, prophesy, reason, surmise, call the turn, dope out*, figure out*, in the cards, see it coming, soothsay, telegraph |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | foretell |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | predict, warn |
| Synonyms: | adumbrate, announce, anticipate, apprehend, augur, betoken, bode, call, declare, disclose, divine, divulge, dope*, figure, forebode, forecast, foreshadow, forewarn, portend, prefigure, presage, proclaim, prognosticate, prophesy, read, reveal, signify, tell, auspicate, call it, call the shot, crystal ball it, dope out*, figure out*, foreknow, make book, psych, see something coming, soothsay |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hope |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | long for, dream about |
| Synonyms: | anticipate, aspire, assume, await, believe, cherish, contemplate, count on, desire, expect, foresee, hold, pray, presume, rely, suppose, surmise, suspect, sweat*, trust, wish, be sure of, deem likely, depend on, feel confident, hang in, have faith, keep fingers crossed, knock on wood, look at sunny side, look forward to, promise oneself, sweat it, sweat it out, take heart, think to, watch for |
| Antonyms: | despair, disbelieve, fear |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | obviate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make unnecessary |
| Synonyms: | anticipate, avert, block, counter, counteract, deter, do away with, forestall, hinder, interfere, interpose, intervene, preclude, prevent, remove, restrain, rule out, stave off, ward, forfend |
| Antonyms: | allow, help, permit |
| Main Entry: | parry |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ward off, circumvent |
| Synonyms: | anticipate, avoid, block, bypass, deflect, dodge, duck*, elude, evade, fence*, fend off, forestall, preclude, prevent, rebuff, rebuke, repel, repulse, resist, shirk, shun, sidestep, stave off, en garde, hold at bay |
| Antonyms: | face, meet, deal with |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | precede |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go ahead of |
| Synonyms: | antedate, anticipate, foreshadow, guide, harbinger, head, herald, introduce, lead, pace, pioneer, preface, presage, rank, scout, time, usher, antecede, be ahead of, come first, forerun, go before, go in advance, have a head start, head up, in space, light the way, outrank, pave the way, predate, preexist, ring in, run ahead, take precedence |
| Notes: | precede means to be earlier in time or come before, while proceed means to continue with one's activities or to follow a procedure or take a course |
| Antonyms: | follow, go after |
| Main Entry: | predict |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | express an outcome in advance |
| Synonyms: | adumbrate, anticipate, augur, call, conclude, conjecture, croak, envision, figure, forebode, forecast, foresee, foretell, gather, guess, infer, judge, omen, portend, presage, presume, prognosticate, prophesy, read, suppose, surmise, think, be afraid, call it, crystal-ball divine*, figure out, forespeak, have a hunch, hazard a guess, make book, psych out, see coming, see handwriting on wall, size up*, soothsay, telegraph, vaticinate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | preempt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take over in place of another |
| Synonyms: | acquire, annex, anticipate, appropriate, arrogate, assume, bump, commandeer, confiscate, expropriate, obtain, seize, sequester, take, usurp, accroach |
| Main Entry: | prepare |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make or get ready |
| Synonyms: | adapt, adjust, anticipate, appoint, arrange, assemble, brace, build up, coach, concoct, construct, contrive, cook, develop, dispose, draw up, endow, equip, fabricate, fashion, fill in, fit, fix, form, formulate, fortify, furnish, gird, groom, make, make up, outfit, perfect, plan, practice, prime, produce, provide, put together, qualify, ready, settle, steel*, strengthen, supply, train, turn out, fit out, lay the groundwork, make provision, put in order, smooth the way, warm up |
| Antonyms: | disorganize, ignore, neglect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | prevent |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | keep from happening or continuing |
| Synonyms: | anticipate, arrest, avert, avoid, baffle, balk, bar, block, check, chill*, cool, cork, counter, counteract, dam, debar, foil, forbid, forestall, frustrate, halt, hamper, head off, hinder, hold back, impede, inhibit, intercept, interdict, interrupt, limit, nip in the bud*, obstruct, obviate, preclude, prohibit, repress, restrain, restrict, retard, rule out, shut out, stave off, stop, thwart, defend against, forfend, hold off, keep lid on, put a stop to, put an end to, turn aside, ward off |
| Antonyms: | aid, allow, assist, cause, help, let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sense |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become aware of |
| Synonyms: | anticipate, appreciate, apprehend, believe, catch, consider, credit, deem, dig*, discern, divine, feel, grasp, hold, know, notice, observe, perceive, pick up, read, realize, savvy*, suspect, take in, think, understand, apperceive, be with it, catch on, catch the drift, feel in bones, feel in gut, get the drift, get the idea, get the impression, get the picture, get vibes, have a feeling, have a hunch |
| Antonyms: | overlook, be numb, be unaware |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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