EXPECTS Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

expects

verb

present tense third-person singular of expect

as in anticipates

to believe in the future occurrence of (something) we expect their arrival late this afternoon

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Recent Examples of expects OpenAI, for example, expects to spend more than $25 billion on training alone this year. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 The bank expects incremental margins to improve and noted current inflation levels could help the company attract consumers. — Ananya Chetia,darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 The company also expects the markings to help distinguish different pebble types, improve fuel-consumption measurements, and strengthen material accountability during reactor operations. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026 The coalition expects CalRecycle to hold informal workshops through spring 2027 and begin formal rulemaking around the middle of that year. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026 AlixPartners expects holiday sales numbers for October, November and December to expand 4% to 7% over the same three months last year, the firm said. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 Unfortunately, the visit doesn’t go as smoothly as Calvin expects. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026 Service in Denver opened this summer, and Telemetry analyst Sam Abuelsamid expects the Detroit service will be available on a limited basis by the end of the year, with the Waymo app opening to the public at large early in 2027. — Henry Payne, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 The Heat also expects to have a resolution for those in Naples/Fort Myers before the start of the regular season. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026

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After its recognition in Parliament as an official whistleblowing entity, CIISA has since received around 30 reports (as of 1 October) and now anticipates an increase in the volume.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Trump is accustomed to asserting the primacy of force over law and clearly anticipates no punishment for doing so in front of a body dedicated to saving humanity from the scourge of war.

— Anjali Dayal, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026