Expect synonyms and antonyms
ĭk-spĕkt'
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To make a supposition; suppose or believe:
To imagine or know as a probable occurrence; anticipate or predict:
To make an estimate or conjecture:
anticipate (related)
To speak of or consider a matter prematurely
To be in need of; need
To wait for; expect
To remain or stay in expectation of; await:
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To suppose is to assume something without conviction or to assume something without full understanding or knowledge.
hope (related)
insist upon
To require
To demand and enforce the payment or performance of.
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The definition of calculate is to use reason or common sense to determine something, or to use math to determine an answer.
To perceive through the sense of touch:
(Archaic) To foresee
(Chiefly Southern & South Midland) To think or conclude:
To be inclined or desirous; wish:
To look forward to confidently
figure on
To look forward to confidently
surprise (related)
To cause to feel wonder, astonishment, or amazement, as at something unanticipated:
obligation (related)
To oblige to do or not do by force of authority, propriety, or custom
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To endure something with tolerance or patience:
(Agric.) To bear as a crop; produce
To carry within the uterus from conception to delivery.
To appear to be; seem
To expect or demand:
able (related)
most likely (related)
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unlikely (related)
turn out (related)
allow (related)
be able (related)
predict (related)
To picture in the mind; imagine.
lose faith in (antonym)
anticipate
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With infinitive object: to be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission. [from 14th c.]
despair of (antonym)
anticipate
dread (antonym)
To anticipate with anxiety, alarm, or apprehension; fear intensely
fear (antonym)
To be afraid:
To consider (something) to be true or probable on little or no evidence:
hope for
To anticipate
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