Expectancy and Reality

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Expectancy noun - The act or state of looking forward to some occurrence.

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Reality is an antonym for expectancy in anticipation topic.

Reality noun - Something that actually exists.

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Expectancy is an antonym for reality.

Nearby Words: realize, real, realise, realistic, realization

normal	normal expectancy	normal reality
present	present expectancy	present reality
total	total expectancy	total reality
current	current expectancy	current reality
Other adjectives: actual, limited, different.

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