Expectative

Pronunciation: /ˈɪkspɛktˈˌeɪˌtiaɪˈvi/

Expectative (noun)

  1. A feeling of looking forward to something that might happen.

Examples

  • The expectative of a promotion kept her motivated.
  • His expectative of success drove him to work harder.

Common collocations: high expectative, create an expectative, manage expectatives

Synonyms of Expectative

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of Expectative

  • when something occurs without anticipation