Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with anticipation in American Collocation
anticipation
noun
uncountable
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ænˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃ(ə)n/
great or increasing
great
growing
high
increasing
mounting
much
I opened the parcel with great anticipation.
happy
eager
excited
gleeful
hopeful
joyful
keen
pleasurable
I wait in eager anticipation!
nervous
anxious
fearful
nervous
There’s an air of nervous anticipation among the employees.
increase anticipation
build
heighten
increase
After a delayed start, the crowd’s anticipation was only heightened.
feel anticipation
feel
sense
On Thursday night you could sense the anticipation and excitement.
await something
look forward to something
They were looking forward to with anticipation to seeing the results of the survey.
air
atmosphere
buzz
feeling
sense
The sense of anticipation in the crowd was almost tangible.