expected
Not a surprise
Expected describes what is anticipated or considered likely to happen.
An expected guest is one whose arrival is planned.
Expected results are those predicted beforehand.
The word often implies a standard or norm: expected behavior, expected performance.
When something falls short of expectations, it's less than expected; when it exceeds them, better than expected.
To be expecting usually means to be pregnant.
Expected to come
- predictedDeclared in advance
- forecastedEstimated beforehand
- projectedCast outward or forecast
- foreseenPredicted before occurring
envisioned · prophesied · prognosticated · presumed · assumed · prospective · imminent · impending
Level of quality accepted
- typicalRepresentative of a kind
- usualOccurring most often
- customaryDone by convention
- conventionalFollowing accepted practices
normal · routine · regular · commonplace · traditional · established · accepted · orthodox
Likely to occur
- likelyHaving good odds
- foreseeableAble to be anticipated
- unsurprisingCausing no astonishment
- certainFree from doubt
inevitable · reliable · dependable · consistent · constant · routine · habitual · formulaic
Quantified chance of occurrence
- likelihoodChance something will occur
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
mean · average · baseline · projection · estimation · variance · deviation · outcome
awaited
Expected to come
- predictedDeclared in advance
- forecastedEstimated beforehand
- projectedCast outward or forecast
foreseen · envisioned · prophesied · prognosticated · presumed · assumed · prospective · imminent · impending · upcoming
standard
Level of quality accepted
conventional · normal · routine · regular · commonplace · traditional · established · accepted · orthodox · prevailing
probable
Likely to occur
- likelyHaving good odds
- foreseeableAble to be anticipated
- unsurprisingCausing no astonishment
certain · inevitable · reliable · dependable · consistent · constant · routine · habitual · formulaic · clockwork
probability
Quantified chance of occurrence
- likelihoodChance something will occur
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
prospect · mean · average · baseline · projection · estimation · variance · deviation · outcome · distribution
- adjectivesbig, urgent, amazing, temporary, bold
- past tensewent, was, were, had, got
- expectationsanticipate, await, anticipation, outlook, prospects
- attendanceattendance, present, absent, here, attendance sheet
- obligationmandatory, obligatory, required, compulsory, optional
- arrival wordsarrived, landed, here, present, home
expectedunexpected
Not anticipated beforehand
unforeseen · unanticipated · surprising · unpredicted · unlooked-for
expectedunlikely
Not apt to happen
improbable · implausible · doubtful · far-fetched · remote
- to be expectedWithin normal anticipation
- life expectancyAverage anticipated survival duration
- expect the unexpectedReadiness for surprises
- expecting a baby
- expectant parents
- expectant fatherMan awaiting offspring's arrival
expect, unexpected, expecting, expectation, expectant, expects, unexpectedly, expectancy, expectedly