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anticipative

anticipative

6.7
Feeling eager and waiting for something that will happen soon
  • adjective
  • /ænˈtɪsɪˌpeɪtɪv/
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  • His anticipative nature often led him to prepare for future opportunities in advance.

Examples

  • In the meantime, we South/Central Texas F1 race fans are highly anticipative of your MASSIVE party (caps were originally tweeted by you) at the upcoming Austin F1 USGP.

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  • The anticipative crowd eagerly awaited the announcement from the speaker.

  • I love anticipative science fiction that shines a light on all the small quirks of contemporary society, that enlarges them so that they become obvious and frightening.

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  • She had an anticipative look on her face as she waited for her exam results.

Synonyms

expectant
vsanticipative
9 4.1

Waiting in a hopeful, excited way for something to happen

is used for general expectation rather than only imminent events
anticipatory
vsanticipative
6 5.9

Showing a feeling or action before something expected happens

focuses on eager feeling rather than preparatory action
anticipant
vsanticipative
8.4

Feeling eager while waiting for something

is similar but shows milder less intense eagerness

Antonyms

unprepared
69 2.8

Not ready for something because the things you need or a plan are missing

How Expectant

excited
∞ 1.0
eager
447 1.0
anticipative
6.7
expectant
9 4.1
calm
735 1.0
uninterested
20 3.5

Surface Forms

anticipative positive

Morphology

anticipative = anticipate (transparent) = anticipate + ive

The suffix '-ive' is commonly used to form adjectives indicating a tendency or quality, making the transformation from 'anticipate' to 'anticipative' clear.

Etymology

Anticipative comes from anticipate, which has ante- meaning 'before' and the same root as capture meaning 'take'. So being anticipative is like getting ready or expecting something 'before' it happens, which is why it describes eager or expectant feeling.