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prognostication vs anticipation

anticipation vs prognostication

prognostication and anticipation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prognostication Yes No No No
anticipation Yes No No No
As nouns, anticipation is a hypernym of prognostication; that is, anticipation is a word with a broader meaning than prognostication:
  • prognostication: knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
  • anticipation: the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
Other hypernyms of prognostication include prediction, prevision.
prognostication (noun) anticipation (noun)
knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source) the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
a statement made about the future something expected (as on the basis of a norm)
a sign of something about to happen an expectation
anticipating with confidence of fulfillment
Difference between prognostication and anticipation

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