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Anticipated

To act before (someone), especially to prevent an action.

📖 Definitions of "Anticipated"

verb

1
To act before (someone), especially to prevent an action.
2
To take up or introduce (something) prematurely.
"The advocate plans to anticipate a part of her argument."
3
To know of (something) before it happens; to expect.
"Please anticipate a journey of an hour from your house to the airport"
4
To eagerly wait for (something)
"Little Johnny started to anticipate the arrival of Santa Claus a week before Christmas."

adjective

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
expected	Anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur.
duenoun	Owed or owing.
awaitedverb	(transitive, formal) To wait for.
hoped-for	Alternative spelling of hoped for. [desired; wished for.]
looked-for	—

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
expectedverb	Anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur.
hoped-for	Alternative spelling of hoped for. [desired; wished for.]
duenoun	Owed or owing.
awaitedverb	(transitive, formal) To wait for.
looked-for	—
anticipatory	Characterized by anticipation.
expectationnoun	The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.
expectancynoun	Expectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something.
earlynoun	Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on time.
foreseeable	able to be foreseen or anticipated
predictablenoun	Able to be predicted.
prematurenoun	Occurring before a state of readiness or maturity has arrived.
prepaymentnoun	A payment in advance.
forecastnoun	A prediction of the weather.
forecasted	That has been forecast
forecastingnoun	A forecast or prediction.
intendednoun	Planned.
planned	Existing or designed according to a plan.
futurenoun	The time ahead; those moments yet to be experienced.
prospectivenoun	Likely or expected to happen or become.