Expectation
Expectation noun - The act or state of looking forward to some occurrence.
Usage example: in expectation of a harsh winter, we budgeted more money than usual for the cost of heating our home
Misgiving and expectation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Misgiving" instead a noun "Expectation".
Misgiving
Misgiving noun - Painful expectation.
Expectation and misgiving are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Expectation" instead a noun "Misgiving".
Nearby Word: misgiven
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- hunch and expectation
- hunch and misgiving
- anticipation and expectation
- anticipation and misgiving
- presentiment and expectation
- presentiment and misgiving
- anxiety and expectation
- anxiety and misgiving
- fear and expectation
- fear and misgiving
- apprehension and expectation
- apprehension and misgiving
- foreboding and expectation
- foreboding and misgiving
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Misgiving and Expectation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 12, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/expectation/misgiving
Expectation & Misgiving. N.p., 2016. Web. 12 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/expectation/misgiving>.
Misgiving or Expectation. 2016. Accessed August 12, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/expectation/misgiving.
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