expected

/ɛkˈspɛktɪd/

/ɛkˈspɛktɪd/

Other forms: expectedly

Something expected is likely to happen: it's probable. During winter, snow is expected.

When you expect something, you anticipate that it will happen. As people age, they expect some grey hair. Things described as expected are things people know will probably happen. For football players, many injuries are expected. If you have a baby, many changes in your life are expected. For example, it’s expected that the baby will often cry, causing the parents to lose sleep. Expected things are the opposite of surprising things. No one is surprised by an expected event.

Definitions of expected

1. adjective

   considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
   “prepared for the expected attack”

   synonyms:

   anticipated, awaited, hoped-for

   expected hopefully

   due

   scheduled to arrive

   expectable

   to be expected

   matter-of-course

   expected or depended upon as a natural or logical outcome

   unsurprising

   not causing surprise

   antonyms:

   unexpected

   not expected or anticipated

   unannounced, unheralded, unpredicted

   without warning or announcement

   out of the blue, unanticipated, unforeseen, unlooked-for

   not anticipated

   unhoped, unhoped-for, unthought, unthought-of

   so unexpected as to have not been imagined

   unprovided for

   not prepared or ready for

   upset

   used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win

   surprising

   causing surprise or wonder or amazement