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 Israel offers Palestinians exile or death and expects to preserve its innocence, but innocence is buried with our martyrs. — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026 Matera expects its first location to generate seven figures in revenue in its first year, with room to grow by adding providers before the company evaluates additional locations. — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026 Mediapro’s new management, Executive Chairman Sergio Oslé and CEO Carlos Núñez, said the company expects EBITDA to grow between 50% and 60% against 2025, along with positive cash flow generation. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026 Lima expects to save nearly $10 million in electricity costs over the project's lifetime. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026 The company expects its fusion technology to begin delivering electricity to the grid by the mid-2030s. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026 Morris looks for that in others, but expects it from herself, too. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2026 The ride-share app now expects to commit $10 billion to help bring them to market at scale, with 120,000 cars committed by partners. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026 For next year, Munn expects a roughly 3% inflation rate on the store’s products. — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026

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Individual bills vary depending on taxable value, exemptions and other factors, but the city’s budget anticipates $8 million more in property tax revenue.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
At its core, though, Macdonald anticipates Seattle’s offense will be awfully similar to last year’s operation, which appeared to be the case Wednesday.

— Andrew Destin, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of anticipates

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October, the best time in the baseball calendar, will be at least a little different this year because of the labor strife that awaits in the offseason.

— Jim Bowden, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Kickoff awaits tonight on ESPN (here’s how to watch the Chiefs’ opener).

— Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026