Anticipate
Anticipate verb - To believe in the future occurrence of (something).
Plot and anticipate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Plot" instead a verb "Anticipate".
Plot
Plot verb - To engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends.
Anticipate and plot are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Anticipate" instead a verb "Plot".
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Harsher in Hindsight: Intentionally invoked throughout "Fractures", where Clara's reactions to the plot-driving deaths of characters in a car accident are used to anticipate the later death of Danny in a road accident in the TV series (broadcast before the comic was written and published).
Source: Comic Book / Doctor Who (Titan) - That plot is foreshadowed often in symbolism (and certain seemingly innocuous conversations), but first-time watchers won't anticipate it unless they know exactly what to look for and/or interpret Homura's character a specific way.
Source: The Ending Changes Everything
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Anticipate & Plot. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/anticipate/plot>.
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