anticipatory

anticipatory
    adj 1: in anticipation [syn: {anticipatory}, {prevenient}]
    

Anticipatory \An*tic"i*pa*to*ry\
   ([a^]n`t[i^]s"[i^]*p[.a]*t[-o]*r[y^]), a.
   Forecasting; of the nature of anticipation. --Owen.
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         Here is an anticipatory glance of what was to be. --J.
                                                  C. Shairp.
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74 Moby Thesaurus words for "anticipatory":
      agape, agog, all agog, antecedent, anterior, anticipant,
      anticipating, anticipative, atiptoe, awaiting, beforetime,
      bright and early, certain, ci-devant, clairvoyant, confident,
      divinatory, eager, earlier, early, elder, expectant, expecting,
      farseeing, farsighted, first, fore, forearmed, foregoing, forehand,
      forehanded, foreknowing, foreseeing, foresighted, forestalling,
      forethoughted, forethoughtful, forewarned, former, gaping, hopeful,
      in anticipation, in expectation, in good time, intuitive,
      longsighted, looking for, looking forward to, not surprised, older,
      optimistic, preceding, precognitive, precognizant, precurrent,
      preexistent, prepared, prescient, prevenient, previous, prime,
      prior, provident, providential, prudent, ready, sagacious,
      sanguine, senior, sure, unsurprised, waiting, waiting for,
      watching for