Expectancy and Wish

Expectancy

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

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

Wish

Wish noun - An expression of some desire or inclination.

Expectancy and wish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Expectancy" instead a noun "Wish".

Nearby Words: wished, wishful, wishing, wishfully, wisher

How words are described

good good expectancy good wish
better better expectancy better wish
normal normal expectancy normal wish
stated stated expectancy stated wish
Other adjectives: current, actual, personal, limited, remaining, greatest, different, several.
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