Expecting

/ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ/

Synonyms for "expecting" (93 found)

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Closest matches (19)

agape agogall agoganticipant anticipating anticipative anticipatory atiptoe awaiting aweless bigbig with childbig-laden breeding

Noun(5 words)

anticipate anticipation anticipatoryanticipatory attitudeawait

Strong matches (28)

calm carryingcarrying a fetuscertain composed confident cool eager expectant expected forearmed forestalling forewarned gaping gestating gone gravid great heavyheavy with child

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hopeful

Noun(6 words)

carry expectantexpectant stateexpectation foresee gestate

Adjective(1 words)

enceinte

Related words (46)

Noun(6 words)

hopeful pregnancy pregnantpregnant conditionprospectivewith child

Adjective(3 words)

in a delicate situationin the family waypregnant

in anticipationin expectationinexcitableknocked uplooking forlooking forward tonot surprisedon the lookout foroptimistic parturient preggers pregnant prepared ready sanguine superfetate superimpregnated sure teeming unamazed

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unastonished unastounded unawed unbewildered undazed undazzled undumbfounded unimpressed unmarveling unmoved unsurprised unwondering waitingwaiting forwatching forwith childwonderless

Related word relations

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More general

10 entries

adjectivecognitive processdescriptive adjectivemedical statemental processmental statephysiological statepregnancypsychological statereproductive state

More specific

11 entries

anticipatorycautious expectationexpectantexpectant motherforecast gestation hopefulhopeful expectationprefigurepregnant personpregnant woman

Collocations

12 entries

be expectingexpecting a responseexpecting babyexpecting deliveryexpecting growthexpecting motherexpecting parentexpecting resultsexpecting to deliverexpecting twinsexpecting visitorspregnant woman

Inflections

5 entries

expected expectings expectsmore expectingmost expecting

Derivations

5 entries

expect expectancy expectant expectantly expectation

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Life starts when you decide what you are expecting from it.

Source: tatoeba (2057)

I really wasn't expecting that from you.

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I was expecting it!

Source: tatoeba (2355)

You are expecting too much of her.

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