Synonyms of expects

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• anticipates
• awaits
• predicts
• hopes (for)
• watches (for)
• foresees
• looks for
• envisions
• looks forward to
• envisages
• depends (on or upon)
• counts (on or upon)
• relies (on or upon)
• waits (for)
• presumes
• assumes
• presupposes
• views
• banks on
• contemplates
• foretells
• eyes
• prophesies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• questions
• doubts

Example Sentences

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