Synonyms for expected
ex·pect·ed

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1. expectedadjective

   Antonyms:
   unexpected, unlikely, surprising

2. expectedadjective

   The expected storm never arrived.

   Antonyms:
   surprising, unexpected, unlikely

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1. expectedadjective

   considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

   "prepared for the expected attack"

   Antonyms:
   unhoped, unannounced, out of the blue(p), upset(a), unprovided for(p), unthought-of, unforeseen, unexpected, unpredicted, unhoped-for, unlooked-for, unanticipated, unthought, unheralded

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1. List of paraphrases for "expected":

   anticipated, planned, hoped, projected, waited, foreseen, desired, awaited, scheduled, intended, envisaged, wait, predicted, should, forecast, hoped-for, expectations, waiting, expects, predictable, forecasted, provided, looked, due, foreseeable, prescribed, likely

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1. Alexander Dagum:

   We're really happy. We got more than we expected.

2. Tim Ghriskey:

   This is a follow-on rally from a very good Fed meeting, to me that showed there were no surprises and things were as expected.

3. Samsung Elec:

   While 2H 2015 is expected to present mounting challenges, the company will try to improve earnings.

4. Xiao Shijun:

   The impact of this week's expected IPO listings has cooled the market.

5. Ian Allen:

   It was a miracle, there wasn't a mark on the cow. You'd have expected it to be dead.