expected
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expected
- /ɪkˈspɛk.tɪd/
adjective more expected · most expected
- Anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur. The expected storm never arrived.
Opposite: unexpected, surprising, unlikely
verb
- simple past and past participle of expect
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: anticipated, prospective, likely, potential, unsurprising, supposed, hoped-for, due, awaited, foreseen, foretold, matter-of-course, predicted, expectation, anticipate, expectancy
adjective
Opposite: unexpected, surprising, unlikely
Translations
Talk about this word "expected." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/expected. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. expected. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/expected "expected." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/expected.Cite this
@misc{expected_2026,
title = {expected},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/expected},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
