Anticipatory
Anticipatory adjective - Having or showing signs of eagerly awaiting something.
Usage example: couldn't control his anticipatory excitement on Christmas morning
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Synonyms for Anticipatory
Vigilant and anticipatory are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vigilant" instead an adjective "Anticipatory".
Vigilant
Vigilant adjective - Paying close attention usually for the purpose of anticipating approaching danger or opportunity.
Anticipatory and vigilant are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Anticipatory" instead an adjective "Vigilant".
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Related pairs
- alert and anticipatory
- alert and vigilant
- eager and anticipatory
- eager and vigilant
- ready and anticipatory
- ready and vigilant
- provident and anticipatory
- provident and vigilant
- watchful and anticipatory
- watchful and vigilant
- quick and anticipatory
- quick and vigilant
- prompt and anticipatory
- prompt and vigilant
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