expectancy Synonyms
Another word for expectancy
• noun (Context 1)
The statistically probable amount or duration of something, especially the average period a person or organism may expect to live.
"Advances in public health and nutrition have significantly increased average life probability over the past century."
• noun (Context 2)
The state of thinking or hoping that something, especially something pleasant or exciting, will happen; anticipation.
"There was an air of quiet anticipation in the concert hall just before the orchestra began to play."
• noun (Context 3)
A contingent hope or bare possibility of acquiring an estate or interest in property in the future, such as that of a prospective heir before the ancestor's death (in law).
"Under traditional property law, a mere contingency cannot be transferred by deed because no actual legal right has vested yet."
Opposites of expectancy
The opposite of expectancy shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: