Synonyms of anticipating

anticipating

verb

present participle of anticipate

1

as in expecting

to believe in the future occurrence of (something)

I anticipate that we'll be seeing you for New Year's

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expecting
• awaiting
• predicting
• watching (for)
• looking for
• hoping (for)
• looking forward to
• viewing
• foreseeing
• depending (on or upon)
• assuming
• waiting (for)
• envisioning
• relying (on or upon)
• contemplating
• counting (on or upon)
• envisaging
• eyeing
• presuming
• foretelling
• prophesying
• presupposing
• banking on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• questioning
• doubting

2

as in foreseeing

to realize or know about beforehand

I anticipated this unhelpful response

Synonyms & Similar Words

• foreseeing
• predicting
• fearing
• divining
• dreading
• envisioning
• perceiving
• forecasting
• foreknowing
• previsioning
• forefeeling
• visualizing
• presaging
• foretelling
• envisaging
• prophesying
• alerting
• foreshadowing
• prognosticating
• cautioning
• forewarning
• previewing
• prefiguring
• auguring
• discerning
• apprehending
• foretokening
• descrying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of anticipating

Contrived or not, the models appeared to be reasoning about their own situations— forming plans, weighing consequences, anticipating countermoves. — Kevin Roose, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026

And in a region already suffering from aid shortages, and anticipating even greater food insecurity from this year’s El Nino, humanitarians are rightly nervous about a potential catastrophic fallout. — Cameron Hudson, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026

The character would prove eerily prescient, anticipating an archetype that would take shape in the decades to come. — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

With choreography from frequent collaborator Sean Bankhead, the visuals felt like a return to form, one that fans had long been anticipating. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026

Paganetti thought New York should have called a timeout, anticipating a Packers punt. — Mike Sando, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026

The sequence stylistically excises itself from the episode as though clipping it, anticipating its excision from the show when uploaded to a video-sharing platform. — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Among those anticipating modifications, 72% expect bathroom changes and 71% expect changes that improve access into or around the home. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

The latter entails continually viewing yourself through other people’s eyes and anticipating judgment. — Carol Geffner, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026