Expect and Feel

Expect

Expect verb - To believe in the future occurrence of (something).

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Feel and expect are semantically related in consider topic. In some cases you can use "Feel" instead a verb "Expect", when it comes to topics like believe, think, anticipate.

Nearby Words: expectation, expectant, expecting, expectancy, expectance

Feel

Feel verb - To have a vague awareness of.

Usage example: I feel trouble brewing in the town

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Antonyms for Feel

Expect and feel are semantically related in consider topic. Sometimes you can use "Expect" instead a verb "Feel", if it concerns topics such as believe, think.

Nearby Words: feeling, feelingly

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Common collocations

help	expect help	feel help
people	expect people	feel people
kind	expect kind	feel kind
amount	expect amount	feel amount
Other words: sort, moment, time, bit, nothing.

Both words in one sentence

However, if it's done badly, expect some audience members to be seriously annoyed, as it might feel like a Deus ex Machina.

Source: All Just a Dream
Expect them to be used for plot purposes rather than as something you can plant anywhere you feel like.

Source: Standard FPS Guns
Compare Opinion Myopia, for when people feel strongly about something and expect everyone else to feel the same way.

Source: Fan Myopia

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