anticipator
One who foresees
An anticipator is someone or something that anticipates—that is, expects or prepares for something before it happens.
The term appears most often in technical contexts, particularly in heating and cooling systems, where a heat anticipator is a device that helps thermostats shut off slightly early to prevent temperature overshoot.
The furnace technician adjusted the anticipator to improve temperature regulation.
Imaginative planner of futures
- futuristTomorrow trends scholar
- forecasterOne who predicts events
- predictorOne who foretells events
- prognosticatorOne who foretells outcomes
seer · oracle · prophet · planner · strategist · trendsetter · harbinger · bellwether
Forecast of coming events
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- prognosticationForetelling future events
- estimationApproximate value judgment
- prognosisPredicted disease course
forecast · extrapolation · modeling · foresight · divination · augury · prophecy · presage
Desire for good outcomes
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- eagernessIntense willingness to act
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
longing · yearning · desire · impatience · suspense · dread · optimism · pessimism
Planned approach to goals
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- forethoughtPlanning before acting
- preparationArranging things in advance
- contingencyUncertain possible event
preemption · roadmap · scenario · precaution · hedge · safeguard · fallback · backup
What initiates action
- sensorInput-detecting device
- actuatorDevice producing controlled motion
- controllerDevice directing a system
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
feedback · regulator · servomechanism · early-warning · detector · timer · thermostat · automation
visionary
Imaginative planner of futures
- futuristTomorrow trends scholar
- forecasterOne who predicts events
- predictorOne who foretells events
prognosticator · seer · oracle · prophet · planner · strategist · trendsetter · harbinger · bellwether · soothsayer
prediction
Forecast of coming events
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- prognosticationForetelling future events
- estimationApproximate value judgment
prognosis · forecast · extrapolation · modeling · foresight · divination · augury · prophecy · presage · futurology
hope
Desire for good outcomes
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- eagernessIntense willingness to act
apprehension · longing · yearning · desire · impatience · suspense · dread · optimism · pessimism · hopefulness
strategy
Planned approach to goals
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- forethoughtPlanning before acting
- preparationArranging things in advance
contingency · preemption · roadmap · scenario · precaution · hedge · safeguard · fallback · backup · prevention
trigger
What initiates action
- sensorInput-detecting device
- actuatorDevice producing controlled motion
- controllerDevice directing a system
circuit · feedback · regulator · servomechanism · early-warning · detector · timer · thermostat · automation · buffer
anticipatorimproviser
One who creates spontaneously
procrastinator · ad-libber · winger · drifter
- breathless anticipationIntense expectant excitement
- anticipatory griefMourning before actual loss
- anticipatory anxietyDread preceding expected events
- anticipating needsPredicting what's required beforehand
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