Anticipation and Averting

Anticipation

Anticipation noun - The act or state of looking forward to some occurrence.

Averting and anticipation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Averting" instead a noun "Anticipation".

Averting

Averting noun - The act or practice of keeping something from happening.

Anticipation and averting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Anticipation" instead a noun "Averting".

Nearby Words: avert, averted, avertable
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