Synonyms for expectancy
ɪkˈspɛk tən siex·pectan·cy

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1. expectancy

   Expectation may be either of good or evil; presentiment almost always, apprehension and foreboding always, of evil; anticipation and antepast, commonly of good. Thus, we speak of the pleasures of anticipation. A foretaste may be of good or evil, and is more than imaginary; it is a part actually received in advance. Foresight and forethought prevent future evil and secure future good by timely looking forward, and acting upon what is foreseen. Compare ANTICIPATE.

   Synonyms:
   antepast, anticipation, apprehension, expectation, foreboding, forecast, foresight, foretaste, forethought, hope, presentiment, prevision

   Antonyms:
   astonishment, consummation, despair, doubt, doubt, dread, enjoyment, fear, realization, surprise, wonder

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1. anticipation, expectancynoun

   an expectation

   Synonyms:
   prediction, anticipation, expectation, prevision

2. anticipation, expectancynoun

   something expected (as on the basis of a norm)

   "each of them had their own anticipations"; "an indicator of expectancy in development"

   Synonyms:
   prediction, anticipation, expectation, prevision

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1. expectancynoun

   Synonyms:
   expectation, hope, expectance

2. expectancynoun

   Synonyms:
   (Law.) abeyance, prospect

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1. List of paraphrases for "expectancy":

   hope, expectation, espérance, hoped, esperanza, span, lifespan

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1. Martin McKee:

   When countries [ like the Martin McKee and The UK ] experience declining life expectancy, The UK really should be The UK.

2. Martin McKee:

   I wasn't surprised by these findings, we've been publishing for several years reports, warning that life expectancy has been stagnating since 2015.

3. Ashish Shah:

   If you don't have any other medical problems, your life expectancy comes back almost to normal.

4. George Carlin, Napalm and Silly Putty:

   The IQ and the life expectancy of the average American recently passed each other going in opposite directions.

5. Daniel Kotz:

   Smokers typically lose three months of life expectancy for every year of continued smoking, our research supports the use of varenicline as an effective and safe tool to help people quit.