Expectation
Expectation noun - The act or state of looking forward to some occurrence.
Meaning and expectation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Meaning" instead a noun "Expectation".
Meaning
Meaning noun - The idea that is conveyed or intended to be conveyed to the mind by language, symbol, or action.
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Synonyms for Meaning
Expectation and meaning are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Expectation" instead a noun "Meaning".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- desire and expectation
- desire and meaning
- inference and expectation
- inference and meaning
- view and expectation
- view and meaning
- intention and expectation
- intention and meaning
- purpose and expectation
- purpose and meaning
- ambition and expectation
- ambition and meaning
- aim and expectation
- aim and meaning
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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The source of the humour comes in this case from this expectation of people's ability to discern the intended meaning of an ambiguous utterance being subverted by their apparent confusion in the heat of the moment.
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The lyrics were a temporary track laid down in expectation of writing something more coherent later, but in the end they released it as is under the title "The Riddle", which implied that the chosen-because-they-fit-the-melody words actually have some symbolic meaning.
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Fallout 3 and Oblivion are also particularly odd as they were made with the expectation that they would gather a large mod community, meaning that any DLC released has to include a relatively significant amount of content in order to be worthwhile.
Source: Revenue-Enhancing Devices
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Expectation & Meaning. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/expectation/meaning>.
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