expected

adjective
ex·pect·ed
/ɪkˈspɛk.tɪd/

Anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur.

Example

“The expected storm never arrived.”

Antonyms

unexpected
surprising
unlikely

Related words

inexpected
expected date of confinement
expected value
expected goal
expectedly
expectedness
to be expected

Example sentences

“The separation was harder than they expected.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“I'm not sure what I expected mustard greens to taste like.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “expected” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.