見込み|みこみmikomi[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounhope; promise; possibility; chance; probability; likelihood
   そんな計画けいかくはほとんど成功せいこうする見込みこみはありません。↗

   Such a plan can hardly succeed.
2. nounexpectation; anticipation; forecast; estimate
3. nounside of a structural member

• Synonym可能性かのうせいNeutralPossibility in an objective sense. 「見込み」 also covers prospects and expected results, so it goes beyond mere possibility.
• Synonym期待きたいNeutralExpectation of someone or something, a subjective feeling of looking forward. 「見込み」 is an objective estimate of what will happen.
• Synonym希望きぼうNeutralHope or a wish. 「見込み」 focuses on whether there are prospects or what can be expected, not on what you wish for.
• Synonym公算こうさんWrittenWritten, formal word for probability or likelihood, common in news reports, as in 「公算が大きい」.
• Synonym確率かくりつNeutralProbability in a mathematical sense. 「見込み」 is an everyday judgment of how likely something is.
• Synonym望みのぞみNeutralHope, and also a chance or prospect, as in 「望みは薄い」. 「見込み」 centers more on what you expect or estimate.
• Synonym予想よそうNeutralA guess or prediction. 「見込み」 focuses on whether there are prospects.
• Synonym予測よそくNeutralPrediction based on data. 「見込み」 is an everyday judgment.
• Synonym蓋然性がいぜんせいWrittenWritten, academic term for probability. In everyday speech say 「可能性」 instead.
• Synonym確からしさたしからしさWrittenWritten and rare word for probability. In daily use say 「確率」.
• Related見通しみとおしNeutralA forecast or outlook on how the future will unfold. 「見込み」 focuses on whether something is possible at all.
• Related予期よきWrittenWritten word for anticipating something, often in the negative 「予期せぬ」. 「見込み」 is more everyday.
• RelatedめどNeutralA prospect or sign of progress toward a goal, as in 「目処が立つ」. 「見込み」 focuses on prospects and expected results.
• Related予定よていNeutralPlans or what is scheduled. 「見込み」 is about what you expect or the prospects, not a fixed plan.
• Related展望てんぼうNeutralAn outlook on the future. 「見込み」 focuses on whether something is possible.
• Related予報よほうNeutralForecasts such as weather reports. 「見込み」 is a general estimate.
• Antonym実績じっせきNeutralAn antonym: actual performance or track record, opposed to 「見込み」 as reality versus forecast.
• Antonym結果けっかNeutralAn antonym: the actual outcome, opposed to 「見込み」 as reality versus forecast.

Use 「見込み」 for whether there are prospects or what result is expected, as in 「見込みがある」. For plain possibility say 「可能性」; for an outlook on the future 「見通し」; for prospects of getting something done 「目処」; for predictions 「予想」 or 「予測」. 「公算」「蓋然性」「確からしさ」 are written words for probability, 「確率」 the everyday one; 「予期」 is written and often negative. 「期待」「希望」 express wishes and feelings rather than estimates, while 「望み」 is hope that can also mean a chance, as in 「望みは薄い」. The antonyms 「実績」 and 「結果」 are actual results.

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1. 物事ものごとの発生はっせいや完遂かんすいの期待きたいができること。その度合どあい。
2. 将来しょうらいの成功せいこうの期待きたいができること。1.の狭義きょうぎ。
3. 推測すいそく。推理すいり。
4. 「みこむ」の連用形れんようけい。