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

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expectations

She says speaking online to a student ambassador about the workload helped her manage her expectations.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

Rather, he says expectations of male beauty have shifted.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

Also on Friday, the French business survey for August is due, while the European Central Bank will release its latest consumer expectations survey.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

But out of all the co-creators and producers’ names listed in the drama’s credits, it’s Lindelof’s that heightens our expectations, owing to his outstanding success with his 2019 reinterpretation of “Watchmen.”

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

When I finished, I breathed a sigh of relief, knowing I had fulfilled his expectations.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson