Collocation Dictionary

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Common collocations with anticipation in American Collocation

anticipation noununcountable

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.