Words Like EXPECTATION

We have put together a list of words that are similar to EXPECTATION.

14 Alternative Words Similar to expectation

1 Outlook Noun      Synonym Words Like Outlook
2 Prospect Noun      Synonym Words Like Prospect
3 Anticipation Noun      Synonym Words Like Anticipation
4 Belief Noun      Synonym Words Like Belief
5 Feeling Noun      Synonym Words Like Feeling
6 Hopefulness Noun      Synonym Words Like Hopefulness
7 Mean Noun      Synonym Words Like Mean
8 Foretaste Noun      Hyponym Words Like Foretaste
9 Possibility Noun      Hyponym Words Like Possibility
10 Expectancy Noun      Hyponym Words Like Expectancy
11 Promise Noun      Hyponym Words Like Promise
12 Apprehension Noun      Hyponym Words Like Apprehension
13 Misgiving Noun      Hyponym Words Like Misgiving
14 Hope Noun      Hyponym Words Like Hope

10 definitions of expectation

1 The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.
2 That which is expected or looked for.
3 The prospect of the future; grounds upon which something excellent is expected to happen; prospect of anything good to come, esp. of property or rank.
4 The value of any chance (as the prospect of prize or property) which depends upon some contingent event. Expectations are computed for or against the occurrence of the event.
5 The leaving of the disease principally to the efforts of nature to effect a cure.
6 anticipating with confidence of fulfillment
7 belief about (or mental picture of) the future
8 the feeling that something is about to happen
9 the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values
10 The act of expecting.
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