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. President Barack Obama:

   When the Clean Air Act was passed, not only was there a terrible smog in Los Angles, it was true in most metropolitan areas across the country, the fact is that air quality has dramatically improved and it's been much cheaper than anybody expected, because technology advanced and people figured out how to do it. As a consequence, the American people are a lot healthier, in addition to being able to, you know, see the mountains in the background because it's not covered in smog.

2. Abi Aghayere:

   Were the [structural slab] depths lower than expected or much, much higher than expected?

3. Bruce Lee, Tao of Jeet Kune Do:

   Do not run away; let go. Do not seek, for it will come when least expected.

4. Emin Gun Sirer:

   Is it a pipe dream to expect to be able to build a currency system that is completely decentralized and free of any control whatsoever? The short answer to that is yes, but that's not what anyone should have expected anyway.

5. Priceline Group:

   Currency exchange rates are expected to significantly reduce the company's growth rates expressed in U.S. dollars.