Expectation and Spectacle

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

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Spectacle is an antonym for expectation.

Spectacle noun - An elaborate, visually exciting show or event.

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Expectation is an antonym for spectacle in exhibition topic.

public	public expectation	public spectacle
complete	complete expectation	complete spectacle
sheer	sheer expectation	sheer spectacle
empty	empty expectation	empty spectacle
Other adjectives: popular, real, huge, general.

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