Expectation and Source

Expectation

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

Source and expectation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Source" instead a noun "Expectation".

Source

Source noun - A point or place at which something is invented or provided.

Expectation and source are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Expectation" instead a noun "Source".

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

common common expectation common source
natural natural expectation natural source
original original expectation original source
popular popular expectation popular source
Other adjectives: strong, real, constant, new, sole.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Beyond The Titanic Although he had hoped that donations accompanying user registrations would become a significant source of revenue, this expectation failed to be realized as most users did not register the game.
  • Duck! 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.
    Source: Duck!
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Source and Expectation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/expectation/source
Expectation & Source. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/expectation/source>.
Source or Expectation. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/expectation/source.
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