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Synonyms for expectant
ɪkˈspɛk təntex·pec·tant
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Princeton's WordNet
anticipant, anticipative, expectantadjective
marked by eager anticipation
"an expectant hush"
Synonyms:
great(p), anticipant, large(p), anticipative, enceinte, big(p), gravid, heavy(p), with child(p)Antonyms:
nonpregnant, hopelessbig(p), enceinte, expectant, gravid, great(p), large(p), heavy(p), with child(p)adjective
in an advanced stage of pregnancy
"was big with child"; "was great with child"
Antonyms:
hopeless, nonpregnant
Dictionary of English Synonymes
expectantadjective
Synonyms:
waiting
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#641 | future | |
#3690 | pregnant | |
#38946 | expectant | |
#137636 | enceinte | |
#145397 | gravid |
How to use expectant in a sentence?
Nobody had ever instructed him that a slave-ship, with a procession of expectant sharks in its wake, is a missionary institution, by which closely-packed heathen are brought over to enjoy the light of the Gospel.
They’re so consumed by their radical ideology, so disconnected from reality that even the pleas of expectant mothers and poisoned children fall on deafears, i like to always make the distinction between a reason and an excuse.
We’re having problems with returning family members who have died after they were evacuated, we’ve had two in Dallas and one who is expectant in Louisiana.
Trust me, it is not especially easy to get expectant couples or new parents to participate in this type of research.
I'm really anxious, not expectant.
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