Word Meanings - PREOCCUPATION - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. The act of preoccupying, or taking possession of beforehand; the state of being preoccupied; prepossession. 2. Anticipation of objections. South.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of PREOCCUPATION)

• Anticipation
• Prevention
• expectation
• forestallment
• awaiting
• preoccupation
• preconception
• foresight
• forethought
• foretaste
• prelibation
• preclusion
• pregustation
• antepast
• forecast
• provision

Related words: (words related to PREOCCUPATION)

• FORETHOUGHT
  Thought of, or planned, beforehand; aforethought; prepense; hence, deliberate. "Forethought malice." Bacon.
• PROVISIONARY
  Provisional. Burke.
• PROVISIONAL
  Of the nature of a provision; serving as a provision for the time being; -- used of partial or temporary arrangements; as, a provisional government; a provisional treaty.
• EXPECTATION
  The leaving of the disease principally to the efforts of nature to effect a cure. Expectation of life, the mean or average duration of the life individuals after any specified age. Syn. -- Anticipation; confidence; trust. (more info) 1. The act
• PRECONCEPTION
  The act of preconceiving; conception or opinion previously formed.
• FORETASTE
  A taste beforehand; enjoyment in advance; anticipation.
• PRECLUSION
  The act of precluding, or the state of being precluded; a shutting out.
• FORECASTER
  One who forecast. Johnson.
• PROVISION
  A canonical term for regular induction into a benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and installation. (more info) 1. The act of providing, or making previous preparation. Shak. 2. That which is provided or prepared; that which is brought
• FORECAST
  1. To plan beforehand; to scheme; to project. He shall forecast his devices against the strongholds. Dan. xi. 24. 2. To foresee; to calculate beforehand, so as to provide for. It is wisdom to consider the end of things before we embark, and to
• PREVENTIONAL
  Tending to prevent.
• FORETHOUGHTFUL
  Having forethought.
• FORESIGHT
  Any sight or reading of the leveling staff, except the backsight; any sight or bearing taken by a compass or theodolite in a forward direction. (more info) 1. The act or the power of foreseeing; prescience; foreknowledge. Milton. 2. Action
• PRELIBATION
  1. A. tasting beforehand, or by anticipation; a foretaste; as, a prelibation of heavenly bliss. 2. A pouring out, or libation, before tasting.
• FORETASTER
  One who tastes beforehand, or before another.
• FORESIGHTFUL
  Foresighted.
• AWAIT
  1. To watch for; to look out for. 2. To wait on, serve, or attend. 3. To wait for; to stay for; to expect. See Expect. Betwixt these rocky pillars Gabriel sat, Chief of the angelic guards, awaiting night. Milton. 4. To be in store for; to be ready
• PROVISIONALLY
  By way of provision for the time being; temporarily. Locke.
• PREVENTION
  1. The act of going, or state of being, before. The greater the distance, the greater the prevention. Bacon. 2. Anticipation; esp., anticipation of needs or wishes; hence, precaution; forethought. Hammond. Shak. 3. The act of preventing
• PREGUSTATION
  The act of tasting beforehand; foretaste. Dr. Walker
• UNEXPECTATION
  Absence of expectation; want of foresight. Bp. Hall.
• IMPROVISION
  Improvidence. Sir T. Browne.
• PREEXPECTATION
  Previous expectation.