Alarm and Expectancy

Alarm

Alarm noun - Suspicion or fear of future harm or misfortune.

Expectancy and alarm are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Expectancy" instead a noun "Alarm".

Nearby Words: alarming, alarmed, alarmingly, alarmist

Expectancy

Expectancy noun - The act or state of looking forward to some occurrence.
Usage example: that feeling of optimistic expectancy that fills theatergoers as they wait for the curtain to rise

Alarm and expectancy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Alarm" instead a noun "Expectancy".

How words are described

live live alarm live expectancy
low low alarm low expectancy
long long alarm long expectancy
actual actual alarm actual expectancy
Other adjectives: general, different, modern.
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