expected

ex·pect·ed
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/ɪkˈspɛk.tɪd/

adjective

Anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur.

“The expected storm never arrived.”

Similar
anticipatedawaitedhoped-fordueexpectablematter-of-course
Opposite
unexpectedsurprisingunlikely
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Meanings

adjectiveexpected (comparative more expected, superlative most expected)

comparative more expected · superlative most expected

  1. Anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur.

    The expected storm never arrived.

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of expect

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
unexpectedsurprisingunlikely

adjectiveconsidered likely or probable to happen or arrive

Similar
anticipatedawaitedhoped-fordueexpectablematter-of-course
Opposite
unexpected
Also see
anticipatedcommoncommon-and-gardencommon-or-gardenconventionaldueexpectablegarden varietyintraordinarynormalordinaryregularroutinerun-of-the-millstandardtypicalunremarkableunstrangevulgarwakeadayworkaday

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Czech očekávaný
  • očekávanýanticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur
Danish forventet, ventet
  • forventetanticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur
  • ventetanticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur
Dutch verwacht
  • verwachtanticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur
Finnish odotettavissa
  • odotettavissaanticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur
French attendu
  • attenduanticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur
German erwartet
  • erwartetanticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur
Hebrew צָפוּי
  • צָפוּי (tsafúi)anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur
Hindi अपेक्षित
  • अपेक्षित (apekṣit)anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur
Hungarian várt
  • vártanticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur
Japanese 予想内の, 想定内の
  • 予想内の (yosōnai no)anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur
  • 想定内の (sōteinai no)anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur
  • 予想通りの (yosōdōri no)anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur
  • 織り込み済みの (orikomizumi no)anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur
Norwegian Bokmål ventet, forventet
  • ventetanticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur
  • forventetanticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur
Russian ожидаемый
  • ожидаемый (ožidajemyj)anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur
Spanish esperado, aguardado
  • esperadoanticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur
  • aguardadoanticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur
  • esperarseanticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur
  • aguardarseanticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur
Turkish beklendik, beklenen
  • beklendikanticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur
  • beklenenanticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur
Ukrainian очікуваний
  • очікуваний (očikuvanyj)anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur
Cite this entry
APA

expected. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expected

MLA

“expected.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expected. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “expected,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expected.

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