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Noun
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The act of expecting or anticipating
expectancy
expectation
hope
expectance
eagerness
hopefulness
suspense
excitement
expectingness
keenness
awaiting
countdown
impatience
high hopes
looking forward
bated breath
high expectations
thrill
waiting
relish
ambition
uncertainty
optimism
butterflies
tension
great expectations
aspiration
high standards
encouragement
butterflies in the stomach
more ❯
“The people started gathering around, and a feeling of anticipation filled the air.”
Noun
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The action of expecting something
expectation
forecast
foresight
prescience
awareness
consideration
foreseeing
forethought
premeditation
prevision
readiness
apprehension
contemplation
foreboding
foretaste
outlook
preconception
prediction
preparation
prospect
realisationUK
realizationUS
inkling
intuition
premonition
presentiment
prolepsis
prior knowledge
clairvoyance
foreknowledge
more ❯
“When we negotiated the contract in 1967, there was an anticipation that they would need a capacity bank.”
Noun
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Enthusiasm to do or to have something
eagerness
passion
enthusiasm
keenness
desire
hunger
zeal
appetite
thirst
avidity
willingness
lust
excitement
fervourUK
ardorUS
longing
yearning
ardourUK
intensity
zest
vehemence
fervorUS
impatience
earnestness
avidness
fervency
yen
ambition
commitment
gusto
dedication
greed
appetency
ardency
readiness
wholeheartedness
passionateness
desirousness
greediness
interest
alacrity
voracity
zing
impetuosity
voraciousness
intentness
solicitude
wishing
more ❯
Noun
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The avoidance or deterrence of something undesired
prevention
thwarting
forestalling
averting
deterrence
preclusion
avoidance
determent
safeguard
forestallment
obviation
precluding
deterence
elimination
prophylaxis
obstruction
hindrance
impediment
blockage
stoppage
interception
halt
interruption
prohibition
Noun
▲
The condition of being probable
probability
likelihood
possibility
chance
prospect
odds
likeliness
feasibility
chances
expectation
conceivability
plausibility
promise
hazard
contingency
liability
practicability
percentage
presumption
shot
reasonableness
prayer
credibility
toss-up
outside chance
snowball's chance
high potential
high probability
hope
expectance
more ❯
Noun
▲
A feeling that something, often of undesirable nature, is going to happen
presentiment
premonition
foreboding
suspicion
feeling
inkling
intuition
hunch
anxiety
presage
apprehension
worry
fear
misgiving
idea
forecast
disquietude
apprehensiveness
dread
vibes
expectation
prenotion
prognostication
boding
awareness
sense
worriment
perturbation
funny feeling
sixth sense
vague feeling
sneaking suspicion
sinking feeling
handwriting on wall
feeling in one's bones
more ❯
Noun
▲
A feeling of great enthusiasm and eagerness
excitement
exhilaration
enthusiasm
animation
elation
fever
action
activity
eagerness
passion
emotion
feverishness
flurry
heat
instigation
thrill
warmth
fieriness
fire
intensity
motivation
motive
pep
zeal
zest
ado
impulse
spark
vim
zing
enjoyment
excitation
feeling
flutter
hurry
interest
intoxication
kicks
movement
stimulus
urge
more ❯
Noun
▲
Denotes an awareness to a fact or situation
knowledge
awareness
idea
alertness
regard
appreciation
attention
attentiveness
belief
feeling
indication
realisationUK
realizationUS
sensibility
sentience
suggestion
suspicion
understanding
concern
evidence
perception
recognition
consciousness
ear
heed
hint
mindfulness
notice
observance
responsiveness
mind
eye
more ❯
Noun
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The quality of being sanguine
sanguinity
hopefulness
confidence
cheerfulness
happiness
buoyancy
enthusiasm
cheer
brightness
calmness
easiness
expectation
bullishness
assurance
certainty
elation
encouragement
exhilaration
idealism
positivism
sureness
trust
optimism
sanguineness
good cheer
rose-colored glasses
looking on bright side
positivity
hope
positiveness
positive attitude
positive thinking
sunniness
silver lining
Pollyannaism
rosy outlook
bright outlook
self-empowerment
great expectations
Noun
▲
An action or measure taken in advance preventatively
preemptive action
prevention
preemption
preventive action
preventive measures
preventative
preventive
preventive measure
anticipatory measure
Noun
▲
A thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof
assumption
presumption
premise
belief
expectation
guess
presupposition
supposition
conjecture
suspicion
theory
fancy
hypothesis
inference
surmise
postulate
postulation
notion
opinion
speculation
acceptance
conclusion
deduction
impression
premiss
supposal
thought
given
guesstimate
guesswork
hypothetical
idea
posit
theorization
guessing
hunch
if
reckoning
shot
stab
statement
sneaking suspicion
shot in the dark
judgementUK
judgmentUS
generalizationUS
thesis
generalisationUK
Noun
▲
(usually "preparations") Something done to get ready for an event or undertaking
preparation
arrangements
groundwork
planning
plans
preliminaries
grounding
legwork
measures
organisationUK
organizationUS
arrangement
foundation
homework
plan
preparedness
readiness
spadework
alertness
precaution
preparing
readying
rehearsal
research
gearing up
preparatory measures
background work
build-up
necessary steps
preparatory work
dry run
putting in order
lead time
more ❯
Noun
▲
A state of being happy of cheerful
life
happiness
glee
joy
cheer
cheerfulness
elation
exuberance
felicity
bliss
cheeriness
chirpiness
content
contentment
delight
delirium
ebullience
ecstasy
euphoria
exhilaration
expectancy
feeling
gaiety
gladness
heartiness
high-spiritedness
high spirits
joyfulness
jubilation
merriment
merriness
mirth
mirthfulness
good cheer
good humourUK
good humorUS
good spirits
jocoseness
jocularity
jocundity
jolliness
jollity
joviality
joyousness
optimism
peppiness
perkiness
joie de vivre
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