expects

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believe strongly; anticipate v.
want, wish v.

VERB

believe strongly; anticipate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

await forecast foresee hope predict suppose take think

STRONG

apprehend assume calculate conjecture contemplate divine envisage feel figure foreknow gather imagine look presume presuppose reckon sense surmise suspect trust understand

WEAK

bargain for bargain on be afraid count on hope for in the cards look ahead to look for look forward to see coming wait for watch for

Antonyms

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disbelieve

STRONG

disregard know misunderstand neglect overlook

VERB

want, wish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

call for demand require

STRONG

exact

WEAK

count on insist on look for rely upon

Example Sentences

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expects

He expects older workers to stay in the workforce longer as Americans live longer.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has told police chiefs that lessons must be learned from how they handled last weekend's anti-migrant protests in Dover and Portsmouth - saying she expects officers to use all powers necessary.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

Hwang expects Hanwha’s new shipbuilding contracts to rise about 47% to $14.7 billion this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

He expects agent-to-agent activity to increase as consumer adoption of AI grows.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

Part of me expects her to drive us back to the bluff—to show Mom, too, maybe?

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy