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Antonyms for expectancy
ɪkˈspɛk tən siex·pectan·cy

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English Synonyms and Antonyms1.0 / 1 vote

  1. expectancy

    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.

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

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

Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  1. anticipation, expectancynoun

    an expectation

    Synonyms:
    prediction, anticipation, expectation, prevision

  2. anticipation, expectancynoun

    something expected (as on the basis of a norm)

    "each of them had their own anticipations"; "an indicator of expectancy in development"

    Synonyms:
    prediction, anticipation, expectation, prevision

How to use expectancy in a sentence?

  1. Norma Jean Mattei:

    The problem is, people do not think beyond the immediate future. And they certainly do not think beyond their life expectancy, you're never going to get unit owners to vote to pay more money. So you have to have less discretion on the board level of a volunteer board. It has to be,' Well we don't have a choice.'.

  2. Ellen Meara:

    If you go back far enough in the 1980s, we compared much more favorably in life expectancy with other countries, and gradually over time they improved more than the U.S., we have to look to see what we are doing or have been doing differently since the 1980s -- it's not like we can't achieve what other countries have.

  3. Dan Buettner:

    Life expectancy in America is about 79, we should be able to live to 92. Somewhere along the line, we're leaving 13 years on the table. So my quest is -- how do we get those extra 13 years? And how do we make those extra 13 years good years?

  4. Nora Volkow:

    It is distressing to see a continuing negative impact of drug overdose on the life expectancy of Americans. These deaths often occur in young adults and therefore represent a tragically high number of years of life lost and devastating impact on individuals, families, and communities, we have the science and the tools available to help us reverse this trend and reduce the number of overdose deaths in this country. But these tools are not being used effectively.

  5. Ashish Shah:

    If you don't have any other medical problems, your life expectancy comes back almost to normal.

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#2824fear
#3339wonder
#3643doubt
#4651surprise
#11912enjoyment
#13519realization
#15811despair
#18310expectancy
#19676dread
#41108astonishment
#50801consummation

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