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

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1. expectationnoun

   Synonyms:
   arithmetic mean, average

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.1 / 9 votes

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.

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

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

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1. expectation

   Synonyms:
   expectancy, trust, confluence

Matched Categories

1. • Feeling
   • Mean
   • Statistics

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.4 / 7 votes

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

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1. expectationnoun

   Synonyms:
   expectancy, anticipation

How to use expectation in a sentence?

1. Jeff Sessions:

   The American people want and deserve a lawful system of immigration that keeps us safe, and one that serves national interests, this expectation is reasonable, just, and our government has the duty to meet it and we will meet it.

2. Helen Maroulis:

   As an athlete, you don’t want to show any weakness, i knew that there was … a lot of expectation on me at this point in my career. So I just felt like I always wanted to just live up to the expectation more from pursuing a standard of excellence, but maybe also just from my whole life being a girl in the sport.

3. Jesse Hurwitz:

   This is consistent with our expectation that the domestic manufacturing sector will continue to face headwinds from the lagged effects of a stronger dollar and lower energy prices.

4. William Congreve:

   Uncertainty and expectation are the joys of life.

5. Fatih Birol:

   Our expectation is to see prices gradually rising to $80 around 2020, we estimate this year investments in oil will decline more than 20 percent. But, perhaps even more importantly, this decline will continue next year as well.

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