Home › Words › N › nonexpectationnonexpectationnonexpectation means absence of expectation.EtymologyFrom non- + expectation.nounAbsence of expectation.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.unexpectation 85% match — Absence of expectation; want of foresight. vs nonexpectation →unsurprise 74% match — Absence of surprise. vs nonexpectation →inexpectant 71% match — Not expectant. vs nonexpectation →nonobservation 68% match — Absence of observation. vs nonexpectation →nonexemption 66% match — Absence of exemption. vs nonexpectation →unexistence 65% match — Lack of existence. vs nonexpectation →contraexpectation 64% match — The situation where something runs contrary to expectation; an unexpected outcome. vs nonexpectation →unexpected 64% match — Not expected, anticipated or foreseen. vs nonexpectation →