1. anticipating and answering objections or arguments before they are raised
Usage: rhetoric; formal
2. relating to or involving prolepsis, the representation of something future as already existing or past
Usage: literary; grammar

Examples

• The speaker used a proleptic argument to address potential criticism.
• Her proleptic response showed she had anticipated the question.
• The author employed proleptic narration to hint at future events.
• His proleptic defense of the policy came before any attacks were made.
• The proleptic structure of the novel confused some readers.
• She made a proleptic statement to counter expected objections.