Expectation
Expectation noun - The act or state of looking forward to some occurrence.
Yearning and expectation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Yearning" instead a noun "Expectation".
Yearning
Yearning noun - A strong wish for something.
Expectation and yearning are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Expectation" instead a noun "Yearning".
Nearby Words: yearned, yearningly
Related pairs
- desire and expectation
- desire and yearning
- eagerness and expectation
- eagerness and yearning
- wish and expectation
- wish and yearning
- will and expectation
- will and yearning
- longing and expectation
- longing and yearning
- aspiration and expectation
- aspiration and yearning
- ambition and expectation
- ambition and yearning
How words are described
| romantic | romantic expectation | romantic yearning |
| strong | strong expectation | strong yearning |
| real | real expectation | real yearning |
| constant | constant expectation | constant yearning |
| Other adjectives: subconscious. | ||
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Yearning and Expectation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/expectation/yearning
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