Synonyms of expecting

expecting 1 of 2

adjective

as in pregnant

containing unborn young within the body

the special nutritional needs of expecting women

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pregnant
• gone
• caught
• expectant
• with young
• big
• gravid
• quick
• with child
• heavy
• enceinte
• prenatal
• conceiving
• childbearing
• parturient
• gestational
• impregnated
• brooding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• barren
• nonpregnant
• infertile
• delivered
• miscarrying
• aborting

expecting

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verb

present participle of expect

as in anticipating

to believe in the future occurrence of (something)

we expect their arrival late this afternoon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• anticipating
• awaiting
• watching (for)
• hoping (for)
• looking for
• predicting
• looking forward to
• waiting (for)
• viewing
• depending (on or upon)
• relying (on or upon)
• counting (on or upon)
• foreseeing
• assuming
• envisioning
• presuming
• envisaging
• contemplating
• banking on
• foretelling
• prophesying
• eyeing
• presupposing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• questioning
• doubting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of expecting

Adjective

This news marks the first time the National Zoo has had an expecting Asian elephant in nearly 25 years. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025

Verb

At a minimum, employers are expecting and supporting more federal and state regulation to rein in hospital and drug prices. — Bob Herman, STAT, 29 Oct. 2026

Why Obama is heading to a Democratic stronghold Why is former President Barack Obama heading to deep-blue Clayton County, where Democrats are already expecting to win big? — AJC.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Analysts have been poring over Anthropic’s filing this week, and so far are already expecting OpenAI’s version to tell a different financial story. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

The delay was caused by the complexity of connections between old and new bridge leaf elements and alignment issues crews were not expecting, according to CDOT. — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Outside of the key 737 program, production of the wide-body 787 Dreamliner remains stable at eight per month, with the team expecting to start the ramp to a 10 per month rate before year-end. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

The Bank of Japan begins a two-day policy meeting on Thursday, with markets expecting its benchmark interest rate to be unchanged. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

Without it, Washington could launch a limited strike expecting a quick exit, or Tehran could strike first fearing an imminent attack. — Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 27 Oct. 2026

Here’s how to build a recovery plan that accounts for the life waiting for you at home — without expecting your body to heal around everyone else’s needs. — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 26 Oct. 2026