anticipant

Examples

• All

• There was an anticipant energy in the team before the championship game.

• Her eyes were anticipant as she watched the door for his return.

• She felt anticipant joy as the event approached.

• The children were anticipant for the holiday festivities.

• The crowd stood in an anticipant silence waiting for the announcement.

• There was an anticipant energy in the team before the championship game.

• Her eyes were anticipant as she watched the door for his return.

Synonyms

E

expectant

vsanticipant

9 4.1

Waiting in a hopeful, excited way for something to happen

expresses eager expectation in general rather than immediate waiting

A

anticipatory

vsanticipant

6 5.9

Showing a feeling or action before something expected happens

focuses on the strong eager feeling rather than preparatory action

A

agog

vsanticipant

3 7.1

Very excited to hear or see something

has a strong steady feeling of eager expectation rather than excitement

A

anticipative

vsanticipant

6.7

Feeling eager and waiting for something that will happen soon

is the same meaning but a different adjective form

H

hyped for

vsanticipant

• Slang

6.8

Very excited about something that will happen

shows strong eager expectation with neutral tone rather than informal excitement

Antonyms

A

apathetic

24 6.8

Not showing much interest or energy

U

unexcited

1 3.7

Calm and not showing strong feeling

How Expectant

excited

∞ 1.0

anticipant

8.4

eager

447 1.0

expectant

9 4.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology