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expectant

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \-tənt\
    • /ɪkˈspek.tənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \-tənt\

Definitions of expectant word

  • noun expectant Having or showing an excited feeling that something is about to happen, especially something pleasant and interesting. 1
  • adjective expectant anticipating sth 1
  • adjective expectant If someone is expectant, they are excited because they think something interesting is about to happen. 0
  • adjective expectant An expectant mother or father is someone whose baby is going to be born soon. 0
  • adjective expectant expecting, anticipating, or hopeful 0
  • adjective expectant having expectations, esp of possession of something or prosperity 0
See all 15 definitions of expectant

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Parts of speech for Expectant

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Expectant

expectant popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for expectant

adjective expectant

  • eager — keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing: I am eager for news about them. He is eager to sing.
  • hopeful — full of hope; expressing hope: His hopeful words stimulated optimism.
  • hoping — the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best: to give up hope.
  • on tenterhooks — one of the hooks or bent nails that hold cloth stretched on a tenter.
  • excited — awakened
All 26 Synonyms of expectant

Antonyms for expectant

adjective expectant

  • in the dumps — a depressed state of mind (usually preceded by in the): to be in the dumps over money problems.
  • no-win — denoting a condition in which one cannot benefit, succeed, or win: a no-win situation; a no-win war.
  • blown away — past participle of blow away.
  • goner — a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
  • irredeemable — not redeemable; incapable of being bought back or paid off.
All 16 Antonyms of expectant

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