Anticipate and Be startled

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Anticipate verb - To believe in the future occurrence of (something).

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Be startled is an antonym for anticipate.

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Anticipate is an antonym for be startled in be amazed topic.

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Be startled and Anticipate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/anticipate/be_startled

Anticipate & Be startled. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/anticipate/be_startled>.

Be startled or Anticipate. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/anticipate/be_startled.

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