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expected

/ɪkˈspɛk.tɪd/adjective3 syllables

Expected means: considered likely or probable to happen or arrive.

Synonyms for expected7

adjective, as in considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

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

Opposites of expected

unexpected

What does expected mean?1

adjective

1

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive“prepared for the expected attack”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with expected?10

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Expected in a sentence

  • As may be expected of an expert, he's well versed in the field.unknown
  • Thanks to his advice, we could finish it earlier than we had expected.CM
  • Thanks to his efforts, it was more successful than we had expected.unknown
  • They were spoiled, as might have been expected.unknown
  • As had been expected, the weather turned out to be very fine.CK
  • As was expected, he succeeded in winning the prize.letsgolanguages
  • I had expected an outright refusal, but to my surprise she agreed.CN
  • We tried it out yesterday; as expected, it was really good.aeriph

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