Anticipation.
Synonyms:
| antepast, | expectation, | foresight, | hope, |
| apprehension, | foreboding, | foretaste, | presentiment, |
| expectancy, | forecast, | forethought, | prevision. |
Expectation may be either of good or evil; presentiment almost always, apprehension and foreboding always, of evil; anticipation and antepast, commonly of good. Thus, we speak of the pleasures of anticipation. A foretaste may be of good or evil, and is more than imaginary; it is a part actually received in advance. Foresight and forethought prevent future evil and secure future good by timely looking forward, and acting upon what is foreseen. Compare ANTICIPATE.
Antonyms:
| astonishment, | despair, | dread, | fear, | surprise, |
| consummation, | doubt, | enjoyment, | realization, | wonder. |