anticipations
What's expected ahead
Anticipations is the plural of anticipation—the act of looking forward to something or expecting it to happen.
The word carries a sense of eagerness or readiness: The anticipations of the crowd grew as the curtain rose.
It can also refer to things done in advance: Her anticipations of his needs made her invaluable as an assistant.
Tendency to expect good
- expectationBelief about future outcomes
- dreamsInvoluntary sleep visions
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
- longingIntense, persistent desire
yearning · wishfulness · desire · prospects · promise · potential · faith · confidence
Intense willingness to act
- thrillSurge of intense excitement
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
- buzzContinuous low drone
enthusiasm · giddiness · butterflies · tingle · edge-of-seat · breathlessness · keenness · avidity
Arranging for future events
- readinessState of being prepared
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- forethoughtPlanning before acting
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
precautions · arrangements · groundwork · contingencies · preemption · proactive · contingency · strategizing
optimism
Tendency to expect good
- expectationBelief about future outcomes
- dreamsInvoluntary sleep visions
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
longing · yearning · wishfulness · desire · prospects · promise · potential · faith · confidence · belief
eagerness
Intense willingness to act
- thrillSurge of intense excitement
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
buzz · enthusiasm · giddiness · butterflies · tingle · edge-of-seat · breathlessness · keenness · avidity · animation
planning
Arranging for future events
- readinessState of being prepared
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- forethoughtPlanning before acting
provisions · precautions · arrangements · groundwork · contingencies · preemption · proactive · contingency · strategizing · preventive
- premonitionspremonitions, forebodings, presentiments, forewarnings, omens
- Baroque MusicBach, Vivaldi, Handel, harpsichord, Vivaldi Four Seasons
anticipationsmemories
Stored past experiences
recollections · remembrances · retrospections · reminiscences · reflections
anticipationssurprises
Unanticipated occurrences
shocks · unawareness · obliviousness · ignorance · blindsiding
anticipationsdreads
Anticipates with anxiety
apprehensions · forebodings · misgivings · trepidations · fears
- breathless anticipationIntense expectant excitement