expected synonyms

expected

modif.

  1. Wonted

    normal, familiar, habitual; see conventional 1.

  2. Anticipated

    looked for, awaited, counted upon, contemplated, looked forward to, hoped for, relied upon, foreseeable, foreseen, envisioned, predicted, predictable, foretold, prophesied, planned for, prepared for, budgeted, scheduled, due, in the works*, in the cards*, coming up*, in the bag*; see also coming 1, likely 1, proposed.

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