Expect synonyms

Count on, anticipate, assume, ask for, and call for are all synonyms for expect. Disregard and doubt are antonyms of expect. And here are 46 another word for expect.

Another word for expect

1. anticipate

Anticipate, await, bank on, bargain for/on, be prepared for, contemplate, envisage, forecast, foresee, have in prospect, hope for, look ahead to, look for, look forward to, plan for, predict, prophesy, watch for, and envision are all synonyms for expect.

2. suppose

Assume, believe, calculate, conjecture, guess, imagine, judge, presume, reckon, suppose, surmise, think it likely, think, trust, and figure are all another word for expect.

3. require

Ask for, call for, count on, hope for, insist on, look for, rely on, require, want, wish, and demand are all synonyms for expect.

Expect synonym statistics

Expect synonym page has a variety of synonyms that differ in length. 2 synonyms with 4, 10, and 11 letters and 5 synonyms with 5, 6, and 8 letters. 15 synonyms with 7 letters and 1 synonym with 9, 12, and 14 letters.

3 synonyms with 13 letters. For a total of 42 another word for expect.

Expect sentences

I expect good news soon.

Do you expect her tomorrow?

They expect great results this year.

We expect changes in policy.

Related Words for expect

  1. Respected
    • Synonyms: Esteemed, honored
    • Opposites: disrespected, contemptible
    • Part of speech: adjective
  2. Ineffective
    • Synonyms: unsuccessful, non-successful
    • Opposites: effective, efficient
    • Part of speech: adjective
  3. Exploitation
    • Synonyms: taking advantage, making use
    • Opposites: benevolence, altruism
    • Part of speech: noun
  4. Hectic
    • Synonyms: frantic, frenetic
    • Opposites: leisurely, quiet
    • Part of speech: adjective
  5. Sector
    • Synonyms: district, quarter
    • Opposites: whole, unity
    • Part of speech: noun
  6. Peculiar
    • Synonyms: strange, unusual
    • Opposites: normal, ordinary
    • Part of speech: adjective
  7. Affection
    • Synonyms: fondness, love
    • Opposites: indifference, hostility
    • Part of speech: noun
  8. Disrespect
    • Synonyms: contempt, lack of respect
    • Opposites: respect, esteem
    • Part of speech: noun
  9. Select
    • Synonyms: choose, pick
    • Opposites: inferior, mediocre
    • Part of speech: verb
  10. Expansion
    • Synonyms: growth, increase in size
    • Opposites: summary, abridgement
    • Part of speech: noun
  11. Respectful
    • Synonyms: deferential, reverent
    • Opposites: disrespectful, rude
    • Part of speech: adjective
  12. Spectacular
    • Synonyms: striking, picturesque
    • Opposites: dull, unimpressive
    • Part of speech: adjective
  13. Collective
    • Synonyms: Shared, joint
    • Opposites: individual, separate
    • Part of speech: adjective
  14. Object
    • Synonyms: thing, article
    • Opposites: approve accept acquiesce
    • Part of speech: noun
  15. Section
    • Synonyms: segment, part
    • Opposites: whole, entirety
    • Part of speech: noun
  16. Explicit
    • Synonyms: clear, direct
    • Opposites: vague, suggestive, implicit
    • Part of speech: adjective
  17. Incorrect
    • Synonyms: wrong, mistaken
    • Opposites: correct, accurate
    • Part of speech: adjective
  18. Protection
    • Synonyms: defence, shielding
    • Opposites: exposure, vulnerability
    • Part of speech: noun
  19. Direction
    • Synonyms: administration, management
    • Opposites: confusion, disorientation
    • Part of speech: noun
  20. Effective
    • Synonyms: successful, effectual
    • Opposites: ineffective, incompetent, weak
    • Part of speech: adjective
  21. Perfect
    • Synonyms: ideal, model
    • Opposites: imperfect, faulty, defective
    • Part of speech: adjective
  22. Expression
    • Synonyms: utterance, uttering
    • Opposites: silence, suppression
    • Part of speech: noun
  23. Reflection
    • Synonyms: sending back, throwing back
    • Opposites: ignorance, action
    • Part of speech: noun
  24. Neglect
    • Synonyms: fail to look after, fail to care for
    • Opposites: cherish, look after, care for
    • Part of speech: verb
  25. Expectation
    • Synonyms:  supposition, assumption
    • Opposites: surprise, uncertainty
    • Part of speech: noun
  26. Explain
    • Synonyms: describe, give an explanation of
    • Opposites: confuse, obscure
    • Part of speech: verb
  27. Explained
    • Synonyms: Clarified, described
    • Opposites: confused, "obscured
    • Part of speech: adjective
  28. Subject
    • Synonyms: theme, subject matter
    • Opposites: object, predicate
    • Part of speech: noun
  29. Collection
    • Synonyms: group, crowd
    • Opposites: dispersal, separation
    • Part of speech: noun
  30. Expensive
    • Synonyms: costly, dear
    • Opposites: cheap, economical
    • Part of speech: adjective
  31. Direct
    • Synonyms: straight, undeviating
    • Opposites: indirect, evasive
    • Part of speech: adjective
  32. Exposed
    • Synonyms: make vulnerable, make subject
    • Opposites: cover, protect from
    • Part of speech: verb
  33. Explanation
    • Synonyms: clarification, simplification
    • Opposites: clarification, confusion
    • Part of speech: noun
  34. Unexpected
    • Synonyms: unforeseen, unanticipated
    • Opposites: expected, predictable
    • Part of speech: adjective
  35. Expertise
    • Synonyms: skill, skilfulness
    • Opposites: incompetence, ignorance
    • Part of speech: noun
  36. Expert
    • Synonyms: specialist, authority
    • Opposites: inexpert, amateur
    • Part of speech: noun
  37. Expected
    • Synonyms: Anticipated, predicted
    • Opposites: unexpected, unforeseen
    • Part of speech: adjective
  38. Objective
    • Synonyms: impartial, unbiased
    • Opposites: subjective, biased, partial, prejudiced
    • Part of speech: adjective
  39. Affect
    • Synonyms: influence, exert influence on
    • Opposites: be unaffected, be indifferent to, unaffecting, unmoving
    • Part of speech: verb
  40. Affected
    • Synonyms: pretentious, high-flown
    • Opposites: natural, unpretentious, genuine
    • Part of speech: adjective
  41. Experience
    • Synonyms: involvement in, participation in
    • Opposites: knowledge, ignorance
    • Part of speech: noun
  42. Project
    • Synonyms: forecast, predict
    • Opposites: neglect, idleness
    • Part of speech: verb
  43. Connection
    • Synonyms: link, relationship
    • Opposites: disconnection, separation
    • Part of speech: noun
  44. Correct
    • Synonyms: right, accurate
    • Opposites: incorrect, wrong
    • Part of speech: adjective
  45. Aspect
    • Synonyms: feature, facet
    • Opposites: whole, general
    • Part of speech: noun
  46. Respect
    • Synonyms: esteem, regard
    • Opposites: ignore, disobey
    • Part of speech: noun
  47. Effect
    • Synonyms: result, consequence
    • Opposites: cause, ineffectiveness
    • Part of speech: noun
  48. Special
    • Synonyms: exceptional, particular
    • Opposites: ordinary, general
    • Part of speech: adjective
  49. Specific
    • Synonyms: particular, specified
    • Opposites: general, vague
    • Part of speech: adjective
  50. Electricity
    • Synonyms: Power, current
    • Opposites: non-conductive, deactivation
    • Part of speech: noun
  51. Perspective
    • Synonyms: outlook, view
    • Opposites: reluctance, lack of confidence, unbelief
    • Part of speech: noun
  52. Especially
    • Synonyms: mainly, mostly
    • Opposites: negligibly, nominally
    • Part of speech: adverb