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Expecting

//ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ//

Synonyms for "expecting" (76 found)

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Informal (10)

Adj, adv, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(3 words)

cool ready breeding

Adj, adv, intj, noun, slang(1 words)

Adj, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, adv, noun, phrase, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, contraction, prep, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, slang(1 words)

General use (66)

Adj, adv, intj(1 words)

Adj, det, name, pron(1 words)

Adj, adv, noun(1 words)

Adj, name, noun, verb(1 words)

Adj, noun(6 words)

pregnant hopeful confident expectant parturient anticipant

Adjective(22 words)

pregnant inexcitable unmoved optimistic anticipatory aweless unsurprised gravid anticipative unawed undazzled enceinte unastonished wonderless unamazed undazed unmarveling unastounded heavy with child superimpregnated

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in the family way in a delicate situation

Adj, noun, verb(2 words)

sanguine gaping

Adj, adv(2 words)

Adj, verb(8 words)

teeming prepared composed expected unimpressed forearmed unwondering unbewildered

Noun, verb(3 words)

waiting carrying forestalling

all agog on the lookout for not surprised in anticipation in expectation watching for undumbfounded big with child big-laden carrying a fetus

Verb(8 words)

anticipating awaiting forewarned looking for waiting for looking forward to superfetate gestating

Prep_phrase(1 words)

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