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
Watchful and anticipatory are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Watchful" instead an adjective "Anticipatory".
Watchful
Watchful adjective - Paying close attention usually for the purpose of anticipating approaching danger or opportunity.
Anticipatory and watchful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Anticipatory" instead an adjective "Watchful".
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Related pairs
- alert and anticipatory
- alert and watchful
- eager and anticipatory
- eager and watchful
- ready and anticipatory
- ready and watchful
- restless and anticipatory
- restless and watchful
- quick and anticipatory
- quick and watchful
- hopeful and anticipatory
- hopeful and watchful
- protective and anticipatory
- protective and watchful
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