expect - Similar and Opposite Words

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Verb

be pregnant with

Synonyms

• bear
• carry
• expect
• gestate
• have a bun in the oven

More generic

• bear
• birth
• deliver
• give birth
• have

Related

• conceive

Related

• bear
• birth
• deliver
• expect
• give birth
• have

Verb

look forward to the birth of a child

Synonyms

• expect

More generic

• await
• expect
• look
• wait

Related

• bear
• carry
• expect
• gestate
• have a bun in the oven

Verb

consider reasonable or due

Synonyms

• expect

More generic

• consider
• reckon
• regard
• see
• view

Verb

regard something as probable or likely

Synonyms

• anticipate
• expect

More generic

• evaluate
• judge
• pass judgment

More specific

• assume
• believe
• conjecture
• guess
• hypothecate
• hypothesise
• hypothesize
• imagine
• opine
• presume
• reckon
• speculate
• suppose
• take for granted
• theorise
• theorize
• think
• trust

Related

• await
• expect
• look
• wait

Verb

look forward to the probable occurrence of

Synonyms

• await
• expect
• look
• wait

More specific

• anticipate
• expect
• hang on
• hold on
• hold the line
• look for
• look forward
• look to

Related

• anticipate
• expect

Verb

consider obligatory; request and expect

Synonyms

• ask
• expect
• require

More generic

• demand

More specific

• call

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