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Prescient vs Anticipatory - What's the difference?

prescient | anticipatory |

As adjectives the difference between prescient and anticipatory

is that prescient is having knowledge of events before they take place; possessing or exhibiting prescience while anticipatory is characterized by anticipation.

prescient

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having knowledge of events before they take place; possessing or exhibiting prescience.

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    anticipatory

    English

    Adjective

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