| Main Entry: | anticipate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | expect; predict |
Synonyms: |
assume, await, bargain for, be afraid, conjecture, count chickens, count on, cross the bridge, divine, entertain*, figure, forecast, foresee, foretaste, foretell, have a hunch, hope for, jump the gun, look for, look forward to, plan on, prepare for, prevision, prognosticate, promise oneself, prophesy, see, see coming, see in the cards, suppose, visualize, wait, wait for |
Antonyms: |
be amazed, be surprised, doubt |
| Main Entry: | expect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | believe strongly; anticipate |
Synonyms: |
apprehend, assume, await, bargain for, bargain on, be afraid, calculate, conjecture, contemplate, count on, divine, envisage, feel, figure, forecast, foreknow, foresee, gather, hope, hope for, imagine, in the cards, look, look ahead to, look for, look forward to, predict, presume, presuppose, reckon, see coming, sense, suppose, surmise, suspect, take, think, trust, understand, wait for, watch for |
| Main Entry: | fish for |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | look for; hint |
Synonyms: |
angle, angle for, elicit, hope for, hunt for, invite, search for, seek, solicit, try to evoke |
| Main Entry: | prospective |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | anticipated, potential |
Synonyms: |
about to be, approaching, awaited, coming, considered, destined, eventual, expected, forthcoming, future, hoped-for, imminent, impending, intended, likely, looked-for, planned, possible, promised, proposed, soon-to-be, to be, to come |
| Notes: | perspective is a way of regarding situations or topics or a mental view or the state of one's ideas; prospective means concerned with or related to the future |
Antonyms: |
agreed, concurred |
| Main Entry: | expected |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | anticipated |
Synonyms: |
awaited, coming, contemplated, counted upon, due, envisioned, foreseeable, foreseen, foretold, hoped for, likely, looked for, planned for, predictable, predicted, prepared for, prophesied, proposed, scheduled |