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anticipate vs second-guess

second-guess vs anticipate

anticipate and second-guess both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
anticipate No No Yes No
second-guess No No Yes No
As verbs, second-guess is a hyponym of anticipate; that is, second-guess is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than anticipate:
  • anticipate: make a prediction about; tell in advance
  • second-guess: attempt to anticipate or predict
Other hyponyms of anticipate include read, outguess, augur, bet, wager, calculate, forecast, prophesy, vaticinate.
anticipate (verb) second-guess (verb)
be a forerunner of or occur earlier than evaluate or criticize with hindsight
regard something as probable or likely attempt to anticipate or predict
realize beforehand
make a prediction about; tell in advance
be excited or anxious about
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
Difference between anticipate and second-guess

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