Definition for Anticipatory:

• Taking beforehand.

Synonyms for Anticipatory:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • anticipatory.
  •anticipant (adjective)
  • most anticipating,
  • more anticipating.
  •early (adjective)
  • soonest.
  •expectant (adjective)
  • Awaiting,
  • hopeful,
  • Anticipating,
  • Expecting.

• adv.

  •early (adverb)
  • over soon,
  • be forehand,
  • un expectedly,
  • on dot,
  • bright early,
  • ahead time,
  • pre-maturely,
  • over-soon,
  • be-forehand,
  • un-expectedly.

• adv

  •early (adverb)
  • with time to spare,
  • on short notice,
  • far ahead,
  • too soon,
  • in time,
  • Oversoon,
  • in good time,
  • in advance,
  • on the dot,
  • before long,
  • a bit previous,
  • bright and early,
  • in the bud,
  • in bud.

• n.

  •
  • surprise,
  • alive,
  • expectant,
  • can't put something down.
  •antecedent (noun)
  • antecedent.
  •anticipatory (noun)
  • preceding.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • rapt,
  • Switched,
  • exuberant,
  • keyed up,
  • amped,
  • transfixed,
  • wrought-up,
  • engrossed,
  • dizzy,
  • giddy,
  • fascinated,
  • wired,
  • interested,
  • entranced,
  • omnivorous,
  • delirious,
  • thrilled,
  • psyched,
  • pulsating,
  • amused,
  • spellbound,
  • juiced,
  • manic,
  • absorbed,
  • fixated,
  • fevered,
  • Intrigued,
  • put down,
  • exhilarated,
  • stoked,
  • febrile,
  • enthralled,
  • exultant,
  • elated,
  • fired up,
  • weak-kneed,
  • overexcited,
  • breathless,
  • hyped up,
  • excited,
  • biased,
  • feverish,
  • pumped-up.
  •
  • alight.

Paraphrases for Anticipatory:

• Independent

  • Adjective
    proactive, anticipated, precautionary, early, advance, pro-active, pre-trial, prior, pretrial.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    anticipation, advance.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    preventive, preventative, pre-emptive.

Antonyms for Anticipatory:

• adj.

  • Other antonyms:
    unimpressed, unconcerned, unmoved, uninterested, subsequent, indifferent, apathetic.

Anticipatory Sentence Examples:

• Martin had followed her, was questioning with a new light in his eyes - eager, curious, anticipatory.

• With wealth one can do anything - anything; without it nothing, was at this time the primary article of Laurence Stanninghame's creed; and at the thought his step grew more elastic, and all unconsciously his head threw itself back in a gesture of anticipatory triumph.

Homophones for Anticipatory:

• anticipator.