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expectations

NOUN

belief, anticipation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assumption chance confidence fear forecast hope intention likelihood notion outlook possibility prediction promise prospect trust view

STRONG

apprehension assurance calculation conjecture design expectancy motive presumption probability reliance supposition surmise suspense

WEAK

looking forward

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disbelief distrust doubt hopelessness impossibility unlikelihood

STRONG

fact knowledge proof reality truth

Example Sentences

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“As I think about this emerging world, we can help people have a better understanding of what the expectations are and what they might experience.”

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

The secret value needed to be large and negative for the experiment to align with expectations.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

Bazuin: We wanted to disrupt expectations audiences might have and to make it a more human portrait.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

He also featured in his local newspaper the Wolverhampton Express & Star numerous times growing up as he continued to defy expectations.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

This is the end of the first stage of Pip’s expectations.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens