Anticipations
Hopes for tomorrow
Anticipations is the plural of anticipation—expectations or feelings about what's coming.
The word often carries positive connotations: The anticipations of Christmas morning kept the children awake.
But anticipations can also be anxious or uncertain: Her anticipations about the interview proved unfounded.
In formal contexts, anticipations may refer to predictions or forecasts: The committee's anticipations for next quarter's growth.
Intense willingness to act
- enthusiasmIntense eager enjoyment
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- thrillSurge of intense excitement
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
butterflies · impatience · yearning · longing · craving · desire · hunger · appetite
State of being prepared
- preparationArranging things in advance
- planningArranging for future events
- groundworkFoundational preparation for something
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
precaution · provision · rehearsal · preemption · positioning · staging · setup · arrangement
Beliefs about future outcomes
- predictionsForecasts of future events
- forecastsPredicts future conditions
- projectionsEstimates extending forward
- hopesPositive expectations held
assumptions · presumptions · prospects · outlooks · premonitions · forebodings · presentiments · hunches
Hinting at later events
- buildupGradual accumulation over time
- setupHow something is arranged
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
- cliffhangerSuspenseful unresolved ending
teaser · hint · preview · trailer · prologue · prelude · lead-up · tension
Forward movements or progress
- prepaymentsPayments made in advance
- depositsMaterial settled or stored
- down paymentsInitial sums toward purchases
- installmentsPeriodic partial payments
futures · forwards · options · hedging · speculation · projections · estimates · forecasting
eagerness
Intense willingness to act
- enthusiasmIntense eager enjoyment
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- thrillSurge of intense excitement
suspense · butterflies · impatience · yearning · longing · craving · desire · hunger · appetite · keenness
readiness
State of being prepared
- preparationArranging things in advance
- planningArranging for future events
- groundworkFoundational preparation for something
foresight · precaution · provision · rehearsal · preemption · positioning · staging · setup · arrangement · forethought
expectations
Beliefs about future outcomes
- predictionsForecasts of future events
- forecastsPredicts future conditions
- projectionsEstimates extending forward
hopes · assumptions · presumptions · prospects · outlooks · premonitions · forebodings · presentiments · hunches · intuitions
foreshadowing
Hinting at later events
- buildupGradual accumulation over time
- setupHow something is arranged
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
cliffhanger · teaser · hint · preview · trailer · prologue · prelude · lead-up · tension · dramatic irony
advances
Forward movements or progress
- prepaymentsPayments made in advance
- depositsMaterial settled or stored
- down paymentsInitial sums toward purchases
installments · futures · forwards · options · hedging · speculation · projections · estimates · forecasting · budgeting
Anticipationsmemories
Stored past experiences
recollections · remembrances · reminiscences · retrospections · hindsight
Anticipationsreactions
Responses to events
responses · aftermaths · consequences · repercussions · outcomes
- breathless anticipationIntense expectant excitement