Synonyms for expectation
ˌɛk spɛkˈteɪ ʃənex·pec·ta·tion

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1. expectationnoun

   Synonyms:
   arithmetic mean, average

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1. expectation

   Expectation may be either of good or evil; presentiment almost always, apprehension and foreboding always, of evil; anticipation and antepast, commonly of good. Thus, we speak of the pleasures of anticipation. A foretaste may be of good or evil, and is more than imaginary; it is a part actually received in advance. Foresight and forethought prevent future evil and secure future good by timely looking forward, and acting upon what is foreseen. Compare ANTICIPATE.

   Synonyms:
   antepast, anticipation, apprehension, expectancy, foreboding, forecast, foresight, foretaste, forethought, hope, presentiment, prevision

   Antonyms:
   astonishment, consummation, despair, doubt, doubt, dread, enjoyment, fear, realization, surprise, wonder

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1. expectation

   Synonyms:
   expectancy, trust, confluence

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1. expectation, outlook, prospectnoun

   belief about (or mental picture of) the future

   Synonyms:
   scene, view, mind-set, aspect, first moment, prognosis, candidate, prospect, arithmetic mean, outlook, chance, vista, anticipation, lookout, mentality, expected value, panorama, medical prognosis, mindset

2. anticipation, expectationnoun

   anticipating with confidence of fulfillment

   Synonyms:
   anticipation, expected value, expectancy, outlook, arithmetic mean, prediction, prospect, prevision, first moment

3. expectationnoun

   the feeling that something is about to happen

   Synonyms:
   anticipation, outlook, expected value, first moment, arithmetic mean, prospect

4. arithmetic mean, first moment, expectation, expected valuenoun

   the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values

   Synonyms:
   anticipation, outlook, expected value, first moment, arithmetic mean, prospect

Matched Categories

1. • Feeling
   • Mean
   • Statistics

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1. expectationnoun

   Synonyms:
   anticipation, prospect, expectance, expectancy

2. expectationnoun

   Synonyms:
   hope, trust, reliance, confidence, assurance, presumption

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1. expectationnoun

   Synonyms:
   expectancy, anticipation

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1. List of paraphrases for "expectation":

   expectations, expectancy, anticipation, hope, waiting, wait, suspense

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1. John Ing:

   Everything is a pretty mixed bag ... but when you look at it, drillers, oil and gas, mining, the materials are down, by and large, the market technically has shown signs of choppiness and the expectation is that will continue ... The only good thing is to say we are not having triple-digit losses as we had earlier this week.

2. Ben Wood:

   My expectation is that Apple will probably have to nudge prices up.

3. Barnabas Gan:

   The key factor that underpins the bearish view for gold is very much the Fed rate hike expectation and that possibility is not off the table.

4. Ben Berman:

   Donations that have come in through people from all over the world, people without any expectation of ever trying pizza, anyone that donates to us, 100% of what they give is being given away.

5. John Kirby:

   Our expectation is that if an individual doesn't want to take the vaccine that we're going to provide them some counseling.