Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun expectancy

2 senses of expectancy

Sense 1
anticipation, expectancy -- (an expectation)
       => expectation -- (the feeling that something is about to happen)

Sense 2
anticipation, expectancy -- (something expected (as on the basis of a norm); "each of them had their own anticipations"; "an indicator of expectancy in development")
       => expectation, outlook, prospect -- (belief about (or mental picture of) the future)