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Anticipatory vs Planned - What's the difference?

anticipatory | planned |

As adjectives the difference between anticipatory and planned

is that anticipatory is characterized by anticipation while planned is existing or designed according to a plan.

As a verb planned is

(plan).

anticipatory

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Characterized by anticipation.
    • The children were all wearing anticipatory grins in the minutes before the cake was served.

    planned

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (plan)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • existing or designed according to a plan

    • Antonyms

    * unplanned

    Derived terms

    * planned change * planned obsolescence * planned parenthood