Anticipatory
adjective
Happening, done, or expressed in preparation for something expected to happen.
She had an anticipatory look on her face as she opened the gift.
Often appears as...
- anticipatory excitement
- anticipatory anxiety
adjective
Given or done before due, in order to avoid insufficiency.
The business made an anticipatory adjustment to their budget before the start of the fiscal year.
Often appears as...
- anticipatory payment
- anticipatory adjustment
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Technical
adjective
Happening, done, or expressed in preparation for something expected to happen.
She had an anticipatory look on her face as she opened the gift.
Often appears as...
- anticipatory excitement
- anticipatory anxiety
adjective
Given or done before due, in order to avoid insufficiency.
The business made an anticipatory adjustment to their budget before the start of the fiscal year.
Often appears as...
- anticipatory payment
- anticipatory adjustment
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Expectation Cue
The word 'anticipatory' signals that someone is expecting something to happen soon.
His anticipatory smile vanished when he heard the delay.
Pro Tip 2/3Future Events
'Anticipatory' describes actions related to upcoming events, not past ones.
The team made anticipatory preparations for the championship game.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Undertone
'Anticipatory' often carries an emotional hint, suggesting excitement or anxiety for what's coming.
The crowd's anticipatory buzz grew as the moment approached.
Pro Tip 1/3Expectation Cue
The word 'anticipatory' signals that someone is expecting something to happen soon.
His anticipatory smile vanished when he heard the delay.
Pro Tip 2/3Future Events
'Anticipatory' describes actions related to upcoming events, not past ones.
The team made anticipatory preparations for the championship game.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Undertone
'Anticipatory' often carries an emotional hint, suggesting excitement or anxiety for what's coming.
The crowd's anticipatory buzz grew as the moment approached.
Pro Tip 1/3Expectation Cue
The word 'anticipatory' signals that someone is expecting something to happen soon.
His anticipatory smile vanished when he heard the delay.
Pro Tip 2/3Future Events
'Anticipatory' describes actions related to upcoming events, not past ones.
The team made anticipatory preparations for the championship game.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Undertone
'Anticipatory' often carries an emotional hint, suggesting excitement or anxiety for what's coming.
The crowd's anticipatory buzz grew as the moment approached.
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Video examples
The Pigeon Drop PIPE Brain...
to cut causing the anticipatory pleasure chemical dopamine to be released in the nucleus accumbens also the promise of a new social bond with the con man we're all in it together causes the release of oxytocin which feels rewarding to your brain and your brain is designed to build relationships with others it feels good it motivates
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Why sleep matters now...
swipe right and then all of a sudden this sort of tsunami of anxiety comes flooding in and that trains our brain to essentially expect that sort of stress every single morning it's what we call anticipatory anxiety and I think a good
Video examples
The Pigeon Drop PIPE Brain...
to cut causing the anticipatory pleasure chemical dopamine to be released in the nucleus accumbens also the promise of a new social bond with the con man we're all in it together causes the release of oxytocin which feels rewarding to your brain and your brain is designed to build relationships with others it feels good it motivates
Video examples
Why sleep matters now...
swipe right and then all of a sudden this sort of tsunami of anxiety comes flooding in and that trains our brain to essentially expect that sort of stress every single morning it's what we call anticipatory anxiety and I think a good
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Howard Jacobson
British Novelist
In anticipation of a meal - supposing we are with the ideal companion at the best table in the perfect restaurant - we might indeed postpone sadness. And maybe even halfway through, we will remain in tolerably high spirits, with dessert still to come. But as we near the end of eating, we begin to feel anticipatory twinges of anticlimax.
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David Means
American Writer
Every interaction with another person involves a dance of expectation, even when you're just passing someone in the street. Inside those moments - however brief they may be - there is a kind of anticipatory silence.
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Alexandra Stoddard
Author
I find it soothing to take something wrinkled and make it smooth. It feels anticipatory. It's what I do before a celebration. And nobody bothers me when I'm ironing.
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Timothy D. Snyder
American Author
Anticipatory obedience teaches authorities what is possible and accelerates unfreedom.
Quote examples
Howard Jacobson
British Novelist
In anticipation of a meal - supposing we are with the ideal companion at the best table in the perfect restaurant - we might indeed postpone sadness. And maybe even halfway through, we will remain in tolerably high spirits, with dessert still to come. But as we near the end of eating, we begin to feel anticipatory twinges of anticlimax.
Quote examples
David Means
American Writer
Every interaction with another person involves a dance of expectation, even when you're just passing someone in the street. Inside those moments - however brief they may be - there is a kind of anticipatory silence.
Quote examples
Alexandra Stoddard
Author
I find it soothing to take something wrinkled and make it smooth. It feels anticipatory. It's what I do before a celebration. And nobody bothers me when I'm ironing.
Quote examples
Timothy D. Snyder
American Author
Anticipatory obedience teaches authorities what is possible and accelerates unfreedom.
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