Anticipated and Precocious

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Anticipated adjective - Being in accordance with the prescribed, normal, or logical course of events.

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Precocious is an antonym for anticipated.

Precocious adjective - Occurring before the usual or expected time.

Usage example: a precocious baldness makes him look older than he really is

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Anticipated is an antonym for precocious.

Nearby Words: precocity, precociously

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Precocious and Anticipated. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/anticipated/precocious

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