What is another word for expectation?
451 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɛkspɪktˈe͡ɪʃən], [ ɛkspɪktˈeɪʃən], [ ɛ_k_s_p_ɪ_k_t_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]
Expectation is a common word that we use very often. It is defined as a belief or a feeling that something will happen. Synonyms for the word expectation include anticipation, prediction, projection, assumption, supposition, and presumption. Anticipation refers to the feeling of looking forward to something. Prediction is an expectation about what will happen in the future based on past experiences. Projection involves estimating future outcomes based on current trends. Assumption is a belief that something is true without proof or evidence. Supposition is a theory that lacks proof, but is believed to be true. Presumption is an assumption about something based on incomplete information. By understanding these synonyms, we can better express our thoughts and feelings about our expectations.
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Similar words for expectation:
- anticipation (noun)
- arithmetic mean (noun)
- assumption (noun)
- belief (noun)
- cognition (noun)
- dependence/dependency (noun)
- desire (noun)
- destiny (noun)
- expectancy (noun)
- fortune (noun)
- future (noun)
- hope (noun)
- hunch (noun)
- intention (noun)
- optimism (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- outlook (noun)
- plan (noun)
- preparation (noun)
- presupposition (noun)
- probability (noun)
- prognosis (noun)
- prospect (noun)
- purpose (noun)
- suspense (noun)
- trust (noun)
- other relevant words (verb)
- other synonyms
Synonyms for Expectation:
n.
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- commitment,
- philosophy,
- ideal,
- concept,
- theory,
- principle,
- thought.
- hypo thesis,
- pre mises,
- pre-mise,
- sur-mise,
- shot dark,
- sur mise,
- pre-mises,
- hypo-thesis,
- acceptings,
- shot in dark,
- sur mises,
- assumings,
- sur-mises,
- shot the dark,
- sneaking suspicions,
- pre mise.
- de pendency,
- inter dependence,
- trustworthinesses,
- de-pendency,
- inter-dependence,
- responsiblenesses,
- inter-dependences,
- trustinesses,
- inter dependences,
- de-pendencies,
- de pendencies.
- Ardency,
- amorousness,
- acquisitiveness,
- yearning,
- craving,
- eagerness,
- itch,
- passion,
- longing,
- lust,
- urge,
- wish,
- need,
- thirst,
- desire,
- greed,
- fondness,
- hunger,
- covetousness.
- course event,
- after-lives,
- foreordinations,
- way the ball bounce,
- pre-destinations,
- de-signs,
- fore ordination,
- de sign,
- pre destination,
- course of event,
- divine decrees,
- predeterminations,
- de signs,
- way ball bounces,
- pre-determination,
- in tents,
- pre determinations,
- wheel fortune,
- fore ordinations,
- moirais,
- de-sign,
- After-life,
- pre determination,
- way the cookie crumble,
- pre destinations,
- pre-determinations,
- in tent,
- in-tents,
- pre-destination,
- fore-ordinations,
- what is writtens,
- after lives,
- the star,
- way ball bounce,
- course events,
- world come,
- way cookie crumble.
- pre dictions,
- pre sentiment,
- pre sentiments,
- pre-sentiments,
- pre-diction,
- pre-sentiment,
- looking forwards,
- pre diction,
- pre-dictions.
- fifty-fifties,
- lucked outs,
- roll of dice,
- run luck,
- fifty fifties,
- lucked inti,
- lucky hits,
- roll dice,
- good breaks,
- fiftyfifties,
- fifty fifty,
- streak luck,
- lucked in to,
- fiftyfifty.
- offing,
- tomorrows,
- life to come,
- to be,
- futurity,
- aftertime,
- morrows,
- after time,
- by and by,
- tomorrow,
- morrow,
- subsequent time,
- millennia,
- Futurities.
- feeling in ones bone,
- pre-apprehensions,
- pre-notation,
- feeling in one bone,
- fore-bodings,
- pre apprehension,
- fore warnings,
- pre notice,
- pre cognition,
- pre monitions,
- fore-casts,
- presagements,
- feeling in one's bone,
- pre-notice,
- augurations,
- pre cognitions,
- pre-cognitions,
- fore-knowledge,
- fore-warnings,
- pre-apprehension,
- pre science,
- bodings,
- pre-science,
- fore bodings,
- pre-sages,
- feeling one bone,
- feeling bone,
- preapprehensions,
- pre sciences,
- fore wisdoms,
- prenotations,
- pre-sciences,
- fore boding,
- pre notices,
- pre-sage,
- pre monition,
- pre notation,
- pre-notations,
- fore casts,
- mis giving,
- pre apprehensions,
- fore-wisdom,
- fore-warning,
- feeling one's bone,
- feeling ones bone,
- pre sages,
- fore-cast,
- fore-knowledges,
- fore cast,
- pre notations,
- pre-monition,
- mis-giving,
- feeling in bone,
- fore wisdom,
- fore-wisdoms,
- pre-cognition,
- pre sage,
- fore knowledge,
- ominations,
- pre-notices,
- fore knowledges,
- forewisdoms,
- fore-boding.
- will,
- proposal,
- goal,
- ambition,
- prospectus,
- intention,
- idea,
- plan,
- forethought,
- consideration,
- policy,
- scenario,
- procedure,
- approach,
- object,
- endeavor,
- scheme,
- strategy,
- schedule,
- choice,
- agenda,
- calculation.
- good break,
- in security,
- whatfor,
- prediction,
- premise,
- insecurity,
- streak of luck,
- likelihood,
- presupposition,
- trustworthiness,
- looking on bright side,
- ulterior motive,
- purpose,
- Expectance,
- predetermination,
- sanguineness,
- supposal,
- destiny,
- idealism,
- inevitabilities,
- prenotices,
- probability,
- constellations,
- inevitability,
- prognosis,
- big idea,
- Auguration,
- theorization,
- supposals,
- run of luck,
- posits,
- postulation,
- after life,
- page-turner,
- expectancy,
- history,
- thriller,
- why and wherefore,
- Intendment,
- bourns,
- sneaking suspicion,
- theorizations,
- whyfor,
- grabber,
- potboilers,
- way cookie crumbles,
- inference,
- roll the dice,
- Omination,
- Preapprehension,
- horoscope,
- cloak and dagger,
- assumption,
- hypothesis,
- cliff-hanger,
- constellation,
- suspense,
- Fore-ordination,
- waitings,
- trustiness,
- good cheer,
- potboiler,
- intents,
- thrillers,
- responsibleness,
- course of events,
- whole idea,
- positivism,
- belief,
- trust,
- portent,
- divine decree,
- lucked out,
- the stars,
- outlook,
- fifty-fifty,
- sanguinity,
- prenotice,
- prenotation,
- fortune,
- looking forward,
- foreordination,
- serendipity,
- where one's headed,
- roll of the dice,
- lucked into,
- idealisms,
- hunch,
- lucky hit,
- way the cookie crumbles,
- chillers,
- hope,
- forewisdom,
- preparation,
- predestination,
- world to come,
- prospect,
- grabbers,
- normal course,
- intendments,
- optimism,
- way the ball bounces,
- waverings,
- bourn,
- Presagement,
- what is written.
- blueprint,
- contrivance,
- proposition,
- conception,
- design,
- plot,
- invention,
- premeditation,
- coordination,
- chart,
- arrangement.
- incubation,
- substructures,
- incubations,
- gestation,
- schoolwork,
- substructure,
- build-up,
- putting in order,
- build-ups,
- homework,
- getting ready,
- lead time,
- making ready,
- tryout,
- homeworks.
- likeliness,
- toss up,
- practicability,
- practicabilities,
- reasonableness,
- outside chance,
- conceivability,
- snowball's chance,
- tossup.
- pre-meditation,
- where ones headeds,
- ulterior motives,
- pre meditations,
- whatfors,
- where one headeds,
- pro position,
- re-solves,
- re solves,
- pre meditation,
- why wherefore,
- why and wherefores,
- why wherefores,
- where one headed,
- where one's headeds,
- big ideas,
- whole ideas,
- de-termination,
- re solve,
- pre-meditations,
- where headed,
- whyfors,
- re-solve,
- pro-positions,
- de termination,
- where headeds,
- de-terminations,
- pro positions,
- where ones headed,
- de terminations.
- cloak and daggers,
- cloak dagger,
- cloak daggers,
- pageturner,
- un certainties,
- cliff-hangers,
- page turners,
- in-decisivenesses,
- in decisiveness,
- in-decisions,
- un-certainties,
- page turner,
- in decisivenesses,
- in decision,
- pageturners,
- un-certainty,
- in-securities,
- page-turners,
- in-security,
- cliff hanger,
- un certainty,
- cliff hangers,
- in decisions,
- in securities,
- in-decisiveness,
- in-decision.
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- pipe dream.
How to use "Expectation" in context?
Expectation is a very important part of our lives. It can be used to motivate us or to keep us from getting discourage. Expectation can be based on anything, from what we hope to achieve to what we think our friends or family will think of us. Our expectations can either help or hinder us in our goals. It is important to keep our expectations realistic and manageable, otherwise they can consume us and take over our lives. We should also be aware of the expectations of others and try not to put ourselves in a position where we have to live up to their expectations. Expecting the impossible will only lead to disappointment and frustration.
Paraphrases for Expectation:
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Forward Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
belief.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Reverse Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
promise.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Proper noun, singular
inks.
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Noun, singular or mass
ambition, anxiety, assumption, chance, confidence, contemplation, conviction, estimate, estimation, forecasting, hopeful, hypothesis, idea, intention, likelihood, longing, meantime, notion, optimism, perception, predictability, presumption, prevision, probability, projected, satisfaction, speculation, wish, Hoped, Predicting, Waits.
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Proper noun, singular
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Other Related
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Proper noun, singular
expectancy, waiting.
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Noun, singular or mass
aspiration, desire, excitement, expectancy, prediction, projection, waiting.
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Proper noun, singular
Homophones for Expectation:
Hyponym for Expectation:
n.
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cognition
belief.
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feeling
feeling.
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state
hopefulness.
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cognition
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