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anticipationnoun the act or state of looking forward to some occurrencein anticipation of a job offer, she had already begun looking for an apartment in the city where the company was based contemplation, expectance, expectancy, expectation, prospect alarm(also alarum), apprehension, dread, foreboding, misgiving prospect, outlook, anticipation, foretaste mean an advance realization of something to come.prospect implies expectation of a particular event, condition, or development of definite interest or concern.the prospect of a quiet weekend outlook suggests a forecasting of the future.a favorable outlook for the economy anticipation implies a prospect or outlook that involves advance suffering or enjoyment of what is foreseen.the anticipation of her arrival foretaste implies an actual though brief or partial experience of something forthcoming.the frost was a foretaste of winter in the 14th century |