Synonyms for expectancy
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Noun
1. Anticipation — expectation; expected value
anticipation, expected value, expectation, hope, prospect, expectingness rare
Definitions
- n. 1
expectation; expected value
Related words
- Other spellings
- expectance
Forms
- Plural
- expectancies → anticipations, expectations, hopes, prospects…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| expectancy | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- hope1
- 8 letters
- prospect2
- 11 letters
- expectation4
- 12 letters
- anticipation5
- 13 letters
- expectingness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (prospect2 = 2 syllables).