Expected

//ɪkˈspɛk.tɪd//

Synonyms for "expected" (63 found)

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Closest matches (13)

anticipated due assumed awaited aweless calm character composed cool eventual expectable

Adjective(2 words)

Strong matches (19)

expecting foreseen forthcoming future hoped for hoped-for imminent in prospect in view inexcitable likely long-expected matter of course natural on the horizon ordinary

Adjective(3 words)

intraordinary normal orthodox

Related words (31)

Related word relations

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8 relation types

Antonyms

4 entries

surprising unexpected unlikely

Synonyms

3 entries

surprising unexpected unlikely

Related terms

2 entries

expect expectation

derived

7 entries

expected date of confinement expected goal expected value expectedly expectedness inexpected to be expected

derived from

1 entries

expect

form of

1 entries

expect

related to

6 entries

anticipated arrive expect expectation occur unsurprising

similar

11 entries

anticipated awaited due expectable hoped-for matter of course matter-of-course unsurprising

Translations

23 translations across 17 languages.

Armenian

1 entries

սպասված adj (anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur)

Czech

1 entries

očekávaný adj (anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur)

Danish

2 entries

forventet adj (anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur)
ventet adj (anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur)

Dutch

1 entries

verwacht adj (anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur)

Finnish

1 entries

odotettavissa adj (anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur)

French

1 entries

attendu adj (anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur)

German

1 entries

erwartet adj (anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur)

Hebrew

1 entries

צָפוּי adj (anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur)

Hindi

1 entries

अपेक्षित adj (anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur)

Hungarian

1 entries

várt adj (anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur)

Japanese

4 entries

予想内の adj (anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur)
予想通りの adj (anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur)
想定内の adj (anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur)
織り込み済みの adj (anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur)

Macedonian

1 entries

очекуван adj (anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries

forventet adj (anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur)
ventet adj (anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur)

Russian

1 entries

ожидаемый adj (anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur)

Spanish

1 entries

anticipado adj (anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur)

Turkish

2 entries

beklendik adj (anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur)
beklenen adj (anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur)

Ukrainian

1 entries

очікуваний adj (anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur)

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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One hundred and fifty thousand couples are expected to get married in Shanghai in 2006.

Source: tatoeba (1730)

You are expected to pass the exam.

Source: tatoeba (16074)

You are expected to come by 5:00.

Source: tatoeba (16819)

Your work comes short of the expected standard.

Source: tatoeba (17124)

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