Synonyms of anticipates

anticipates

verb

present tense third-person singular of anticipate

1

as in expects

to believe in the future occurrence of (something)

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expects
• awaits
• predicts
• foresees
• hopes (for)
• watches (for)
• envisions
• looks for
• envisages
• looks forward to
• assumes
• contemplates
• depends (on or upon)
• views
• relies (on or upon)
• counts (on or upon)
• presupposes
• presumes
• waits (for)
• banks on
• foretells
• eyes
• prophesies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• questions
• doubts

2

as in foresees

to realize or know about beforehand

I anticipated this unhelpful response

Synonyms & Similar Words

• foresees
• predicts
• envisions
• fears
• perceives
• divines
• foreknows
• envisages
• presages
• foretells
• dreads
• foreshadows
• visualizes
• previsions
• forefeels
• forecasts
• prefigures
• cautions
• prophesies
• discerns
• augurs
• prognosticates
• alerts
• apprehends
• forewarns
• previews
• foretokens
• descries

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of anticipates

Harpman was writing in a different era, but the elegiac loneliness of her fiction anticipates our own solitary and screen-bound present. — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Fernando anticipates an impact crater nearly 90 feet across and 16 feet deep (27 meters across and 5 meters deep), too small to see from Earth but visible to spacecraft. — Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026

The author anticipates eventual rate cuts due to factors like the temporary nature of geopolitical conflicts, the Fed's mandate, and AI's deflationary impact. — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

By the end of the week, the weather service anticipates temperatures will be above 95 degrees and threatening 100. — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 27 July 2026

San Francisco anticipates having both star defenders back on the field for Week 1, however. — Mike Jones, New York Times, 27 July 2026

The agency anticipates replacing just over a mile of trunk line across the city this fiscal year. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

Ruston anticipates Loco Coyote to be open Wednesday through Sundays, so locals can enjoy a few weekdays before the tourist crowd busies the restaurant during the weekends. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026

As far as the production approach to Sunday, Telemundo anticipates having its biggest canvas yet, with correspondents delivering reports and setting the scene from Spain and Argentina. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 18 July 2026