Anteriority, n.
- 1. Priority (in time), precedence, antecedence.
- 2. Position in advance, situation in front.
Ante-room, n. Vestibule, lobby, hall, antechamber
Anthelmintic, n. Vermifuge, helminthagogue.
Anthem, n. Hymn, divine song.
Anthology, n. Selections (from authors), beauties, elegant extracts.
Anthracite, n. Blind-coal, glance-coal, stone-coal, hard-coal.
Anthropoid, a. Manlike, resembling man, anthropomorphic, having a human or manlike form.
Anthropomorphism, n. Sensuous theism, representing God under human limitations.
Anthropophagi, n. pl. Cannibals, man-eaters.
Antic, a. Odd, fanciful, fantastic, grotesque, merry, ludicrous, wild, ridiculous.
Antic, n.
- 1. Prank, trick, freak, gambol, caper, vagary.
- 2. Buffoon, fool, merry-andrew, scaramouch, mountebank, harlequin, punch, clown, zany, jester, jack-
pudding, pickle-herring.
Anticipate, v. a.
- 1. Go before, get the start of.
- 2. Take up beforehand, consider in advance, meet or pay in advance.
- 3. Foretaste, forestall, antedate, experience beforehand.
- 4. Expect, forecast, foresee, look forward to, count upon, reckon upon, calculate upon, prepare one’s
self for.
Anticipation, n.
- 1. Expectation, expectance, contemplation, prospect, hope, trust. See also Abeyance.