Synonyms of expected

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adjective

as in scheduled

being in accordance with the prescribed, normal, or logical course of events

the children did their chores, but not without the expected whining

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scheduled
• anticipated
• due
• slated
• awaited

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• late
• early
• delinquent
• belated
• overdue
• behind
• tardy
• premature
• dilatory
• unanticipated
• unforeseen
• latish
• untimely
• behindhand
• unlooked-for

expected

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verb

past tense of expect

as in anticipated

to believe in the future occurrence of (something)

we expect their arrival late this afternoon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• anticipated
• awaited
• predicted
• hoped (for)
• watched (for)
• looked forward to
• looked for
• viewed
• envisioned
• envisaged
• relied (on or upon)
• counted (on or upon)
• waited (for)
• foresaw
• depended (on or upon)
• assumed
• presumed
• prophesied
• contemplated
• foretold
• banked on
• presupposed
• eyed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• questioned
• doubted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of expected

Adjective

The indie studio defied convention by taking the project out in August, usually considered a dead period with many executives on vacation as the TV business takes a breather before an expected post-Labor Day influx of pitches. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026

Black's lawyers, Susan Estrich and Aaron Cutler, earlier Tuesday blasted the committee for its expected vote, and asked the panel to postpone taking that step. — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

The expected best relievers have not been getting the job done, and few seem on the verge of getting back on track. — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Puroway The Puroway filter is being crowdfunded on Kickstarter, where it's discounted from its expected MSRP of US$138 down to $69. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2026

If the expected timeline holds, state Superintendent Lindel Fields and the current members of the state Board of Education would choose the statewide reading and math screeners before his successor and the next governor take office in January. — Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 8 Sep. 2026

And Fins have a secondary so inexperienced the guys might need asbestos uniforms against the expected torching. — Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

Nuclear expansion could drive demand The expected increase in demand is linked in part to US plans to expand domestic nuclear power. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026

Each step is clearly outlined, and there are no expected deviations. — Kohava Mendelsohn, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Aug. 2026

Verb

If funding is secured soon, construction could begin as early as mid-2027 and is expected to take about three years to complete. — John Ramos, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Next up, if the deal closes as expected in a couple weeks, is the plan to start finding those $6 billion in cost synergies between the companies while fulfilling the rules-of-the-road in the consent decree. — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026

An allegation that Davis had a prior robbery conviction that could count as a strike was expected to be addressed at sentencing by Judge James Arguelles. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026

The third and final season wrapped production a couple of months ago and is expected to premiere on Disney+ in 2027. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026

The expert was expected to say the positioning of the bodies, the branches on the remains, the outdoor location of the crime and knife wounds to the victims all were indications of pagan rituals. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

Cage’s upcoming projects also include an action-thriller titled Best Pancakes in the Country and a crime thriller titled Lords of War, both of which are expected to release in 2027. — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026

Five key races are unexpectedly close, with some polls giving Democrats a better edge than expected, but the outcomes are still in doubt, as swaths of voters remain undecided. — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Our current architecture estimates suggest that separating deterministic execution from runtime intelligence could reduce expected token consumption by around 90% compared with initial approaches. — Nitin Gupta, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026