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Nouns (8)

expectation

n. the feeling that something is about to happen

Expectation

n. [the act of considering that something is likely to happen]

anticipation

n. anticipating with confidence of fulfillment

outlook, prospect

n. belief about (or mental picture of) the future

arithmetic mean, first moment, expected value

n. the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values

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Fuzzynyms (29)

suspense

n. excited anticipation of an approaching climax; "the play kept the audience in suspense"

expectation, outlook, prospect

n. belief about (or mental picture of) the future

anticipation, expectancy

n. something expected (as on the basis of a norm); "each of them had their own anticipations"; "an indicator of expectancy in development"

anticipation, expectancy

n. an expectation

anticipation, expectation

n. anticipating with confidence of fulfillment

anticipation, expectancy

n. an expectation

hope

n. the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled; "in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope"

confidence

n. a feeling of trust (in someone or something); "I have confidence in our team"; "confidence is always borrowed, never owned"

creed, credo

n. any system of principles or beliefs

belief, dogma, tenet

n. a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof

attitude, mental attitude

n. a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun"

prognosis, forecast

n. a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop

view, aspect, prospect, scene, vista, panorama

n. the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views"

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