Definition for Expect:

• regard something as probable or likely; " The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"

Synonyms for Expect:

• n.

  •
  • count on.
  •
  • exact.
  •
  • bargain for,
  • figure on,
  • depend on.
  •expect (noun)
  • carry,
  • anticipate,
  • gestate,
  • bear.

• v.

  •believe strongly; anticipate (verb)
  • forecast,
  • presume,
  • look forward to,
  • hope for,
  • look,
  • look for,
  • foreknow,
  • in the cards,
  • predict,
  • apprehend,
  • presuppose,
  • await,
  • calculate,
  • look ahead to,
  • watch for,
  • take,
  • see coming,
  • envisage,
  • divine,
  • feel,
  • surmise.
  •communication (verb)
  • ask.
  •desire (verb)
  • hanker,
  • welcome,
  • itch,
  • hunger,
  • long,
  • need,
  • covet,
  • fancy,
  • thirst,
  • pine,
  • crave,
  • grasp,
  • lust.
  •expect (verb)
  • dread,
  • deduce,
  • envision,
  • forebode,
  • infer.
  •foresee (verb)
  • foretell,
  • prophesy.
  •hope (verb)
  • desire,
  • aspire,
  • want,
  • yearn,
  • dream of.
  •intend (verb)
  • consider,
  • plan,
  • choose,
  • mind,
  • aim,
  • propose,
  • endeavor,
  • scheme,
  • resolve.
  •plan (verb)
  • chart,
  • design,
  • blueprint,
  • coordinate,
  • arrange,
  • invent,
  • contrive,
  • premeditate,
  • plot.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • bargain on,
  • calculate on,
  • reckon on.
  •
  • bargain.
  •
  • figure.
  •abide
  • stick around.
  •await
  • wait for.
  •believe
  • repute,
  • sense.
  •hope
  • feel confident,
  • promise oneself.
  •intend
  • have in mind.
  •Other relevant words:
  • execute,
  • sink,
  • wear,
  • waitress,
  • dwell,
  • draw on,
  • hold the line,
  • face,
  • comport,
  • opine,
  • channel,
  • Forewarn,
  • grant,
  • pretermit,
  • inquire about,
  • miss,
  • claim,
  • convey,
  • birth,
  • stock,
  • look to,
  • come upon,
  • regard,
  • continue,
  • be imminent,
  • valuate,
  • acquit,
  • bring in,
  • prefigure,
  • allow for,
  • think likely,
  • remain,
  • pigeonhole,
  • rely upon,
  • destiny,
  • involve,
  • wait on,
  • endure,
  • esteem,
  • bid for,
  • counter,
  • accept,
  • deport,
  • take into account,
  • conceptualise,
  • conclude,
  • not mind,
  • expected,
  • shelve,
  • have,
  • draw near,
  • receive,
  • chances,
  • start,
  • prognosticate,
  • attend,
  • Forejudge,
  • hold,
  • compel,
  • near,
  • call for,
  • rest assured,
  • express,
  • enquire,
  • brook,
  • maintain,
  • skip,
  • project,
  • offer,
  • loom,
  • hold back,
  • search,
  • not expect,
  • bank on,
  • bestow,
  • request,
  • look out for,
  • miscalculate,
  • destine,
  • depend,
  • allow,
  • accustom,
  • come,
  • appear,
  • keep in view,
  • establish,
  • be destined,
  • run,
  • have an idea,
  • transmit,
  • extend,
  • support,
  • thought,
  • take care,
  • acknowledge,
  • take to be,
  • be prepared for,
  • persuade,
  • call,
  • table,
  • take over,
  • fall upon,
  • early,
  • vigilance,
  • prepare for,
  • push aside,
  • forget,
  • Ween,
  • give birth,
  • be after,
  • guess,
  • Trow,
  • skip over,
  • tolerate,
  • behave,
  • conceit,
  • say,
  • promise,
  • conceptualize,
  • hold off,
  • stockpile,
  • reside,
  • slur over,
  • Presurmise,
  • flatter oneself,
  • stop,
  • have in view,
  • drive at,
  • take it,
  • sojourn,
  • let be,
  • rest,
  • take for,
  • deliver,
  • bet,
  • contain,
  • approach,
  • schedule,
  • lie ahead,
  • transport,
  • posit,
  • confide,
  • hang about,
  • pack,
  • at,
  • be at,
  • hang on,
  • judge,
  • purpose,
  • dream,
  • digest,
  • count up,
  • ignore,
  • view as,
  • fantasize,
  • jump over,
  • let,
  • conduct,
  • dribble,
  • bide,
  • suffer,
  • prepare,
  • foretaste,
  • suspicion,
  • threaten,
  • omit,
  • jump,
  • go for,
  • charge,
  • come on,
  • inquire,
  • forestall,
  • depend upon,
  • command,
  • inhabit,
  • seem,
  • have a bun in the oven.

Paraphrases for Expect:

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    forecasts.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    anticipate, services, are, AM, hope, assume, presume, believe, suppose, forecast, think, thinking, thought, imagine, count, suspect, want, rely, require, reckon, suggest, look, wish, aspire, demand, estimate.
  • Verb, base form
    anticipate, amazing, hope, assume, presume, believe, suppose, forecast, forecasting, think, thought, imagine, count, suspect, pretend, want, rely, require, reckon, suggest, look, wish, aspire, demand, estimate.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    expects.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    foresee, foresaw, envisage.
  • Verb, base form
    foresee, foresaw, envisage, Envisaged.

Antonyms for Expect:

• v.

  • believe strongly; anticipate
    know, disbelieve, neglect, overlook, misunderstand, disregard.
  • Other antonyms:
    forfeit, reject, abandon, migrate, journey, avoid, question, depart, move, proceed, resist, shun, Forfend, doubt.

Homophones for Expect:

• escapist, equipoised, exposed, exposit, expected, equivocate.

Hypernym for Expect:

• v.

  • communication
    call.

Hyponym for Expect:

• v.

  • body
    look, await, wait, expect.
  • cognition
    reckon, consider, regard, see, view.
  • communication
    demand.