be expected

Synonyms

likely wait expect probable predictable await imaginable bide befit behoove beseem expectable anticipated presumed unsurprising
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Antonyms

astounding celestial surprising staggering culpable jarring
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Examples

Dictionaries are like watches, the worst is better than none and the best cannot be expected to go quite true. Samuel Johnson

Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong. Leo Buscaglia

A round man cannot be expected to fit in a square hole right away. He must have time to modify his shape. Mark Twain

All of the women on The Apprentice flirted with me - consciously or unconsciously. That's to be expected. Donald Trump

Kind-heartedness and honesty can be expected only from the poor. Greek Proverb

After a landslide one more can be expected. Faroese Proverb

Words in the phrase

be expected

Close letter words and terms

be exhausted be existent be expectant be expected of be expecting a baby be expecting a child