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Adjective
Being in accordance with expectations
Behaving in a regular manner
Likely to happen at a future date
To be expected
Reaching a date at which payment is due
Having a greater-than-even chance of occurring
Certain to happen
Not yet born
Accepted by supposition rather than as a result of proof
According to one's preferences or requirements
Being in accordance with one's prescribed or expected schedule
Usual for or appropriate to a particular season of the year
Made or occurring as a predictable and automatic response
Verb
(
took it
)
To have assumed
To have made a request, or demand, of someone
Noun
A standard or pattern that is typical or expected
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▲
Adjective
▲
Being in accordance with expectations
anticipated
awaited
predicted
due
forecast
scheduled
slated
wanted
promised
coming
contemplated
envisioned
foreseeable
foreseen
foretold
likely
predictable
probable
prophesied
proposed
counted on
hoped-for
long-awaited
looked-for
counted upon
hoped for
looked for
planned for
prepared for
projected
required
meant
planned
intended
estimated
supposed
set
advised
calculated
targeted
destined
pinned
asked for
wished-for
obliged
sure
certain
scheduled for
ought
presumed
desired
necessary
expected to arrive
future
waited for
outlined
arranged
designed
purposed
determined
more ❯
“An increase in employment is
expected
, given the improvement in our economy.”
Adjective
▲
Behaving in a regular manner
normal
common
regular
standard
usual
average
conventional
general
ordinary
routine
typical
customary
familiar
habitual
stock
accustomed
everyday
wonted
established
set
traditional
orthodox
commonplace
prevalent
settled
prevailing
fixed
characteristic
natural
classical
representative
accepted
popular
classic
unexceptional
archetypal
frequent
recognized
US
archetypical
daily
acknowledged
mainstream
recognised
UK
typic
household
quotidian
emblematic
quintessential
indicative
predictable
model
current
exemplary
matter-of-course
old hat
ideal
going
standardized
US
universal
prototypical
garden-variety
illustrative
symbolic
paradigmatic
workaday
standardised
UK
essential
in keeping
in character
ubiquitous
plain
suggestive
archetypic
prototypal
regulation
patterned
cut-and-dried
day-to-day
prototypic
time-honoured
run-of-the-mill
standard-issue
bog-standard
unremarkable
confirmed
prosaic
constant
prescriptive
time-honored
chronic
cut-and-dry
common or garden
rooted
garden variety
steady
vanilla
inveterate
staple
true
well-known
long-established
consistent
fashionable
proven
vested
obvious
prescribed
approved
stable
acceptable
sanctioned
received
repeated
reliable
mechanical
foreseen
anticipated
simple
basic
understood
proverbial
widespread
predominant
orderly
native
permanent
canonical
methodical
well worn
ritual
true to type
definite
explicit
determined
precise
stereotyped
default
gut
stereotypical
present
defined
express
exact
public
valid
domestic
certain
comfortable
favorite
US
favourite
UK
known
monotonous
mundane
agreed
boilerplate
acquainted
in established usage
tralatitious
unsophisticated
authorized
US
one-size-fits-all
recognizable
US
recurring
endorsed
admitted
standard operating procedure
same old
wont
in the groove
playing it safe
by the numbers
sop
stipulated
according to Hoyle
in a rut
homespun
humble
recognisable
UK
definitive
well known
touted
textbook
common variety
matter-of-fact
preferred
unopposed
passed
legit
okayed
authorised
UK
periodical
periodic
inherent
symptomatic
imitable
foreseeable
agreed upon
official
ongoing
addicting
repetitious
practised
UK
practiced
US
iterative
disciplined
reiterative
perfunctory
iterated
systematic
cyclic
seasoned
automatic
long-term
formulaic
distinctive
unsurprising
idiosyncratic
proper
likely
distinguishing
tried and true
tried and tested
in vogue
arrived at
dyed-in-the-wool
individualistic
clichéd
cliched
hackneyed
clear
plodding
entrenched
true to form
to be expected
well-established
on the cards
only to be expected
par for the course
… all over
plain as a pikestaff
plain as the nose on your face
even
dependable
historic
unchanging
undeviating
uniform
ingrained
deep-rooted
widely used
persistent
unswerving
homogeneous
unvarying
old
old-fashioned
traditionalistic
old-style
sound
officially recognized
institutionalised
UK
institutionalized
US
secure
unshakable
unfailing
unwavering
unfluctuating
same
invariable
rife
plastic
grind
so-so
white-bread
dull
humdrum
pedestrian
undistinguished
boring
uneventful
mediocre
a dime a dozen
characterless
plain vanilla
middle-of-the-road
uninteresting
uninspired
unmemorable
unexciting
banal
rampant
colourless
UK
indifferent
uninspiring
trite
colorless
US
nothing to write home about
pervasive
nondescript
middling
fair
garden
generic
unoriginal
no great shakes
ornery
lacklustre
UK
stale
lackluster
US
bland
tedious
tame
OK
enduring
dreary
unnoteworthy
modest
overall
unimaginative
derivative
perennial
lasting
second-rate
ruling
inbred
shared
majority
hacky
age-old
long-lived
not up to much
tolerable
passable
drab
ineradicable
medium
inborn
deep-seated
unmitigated
insipid
ritualistic
obstinate
nothing special
stubborn
tired
unpretentious
ancient
unvaried
long-standing
recurrent
repetitive
lowly
forgettable
well established
continual
terrestrial
comprehensive
folk
correct
jejune
continuing
ancestral
endemic
abiding
inferior
in circulation
mean
incurable
sweeping
overused
tenacious
appropriate
run-of-the-mine
run-of-mine
half-pie
widely held
lifelong
bog standard
dime-a-dozen
right
wearisome
not much cop
vintage
obligatory
square
platitudinous
unimpressive
conformist
extensive
tiresome
adequate
inconspicuous
compulsory
ho-hum
insignificant
corny
dry
blah
mandatory
doctrinal
dominant
stodgy
moderate
flat
decent
homely
broad
signature
nitty-gritty
total
run of the mill
nowhere
banausic
existing
fair-to-middling
across the board
heavy
second-class
authoritative
intermediate
persisting
okay
ten a penny
fairish
not so hot
scheduled
formal
straightforward
nothing to get excited about
family
ceremonial
taken for granted
required
old-world
old-time
unadventurous
unquestioned
perfect
traditionary
overworked
absolute
chosen
derived
adopted
numerous
lifeless
median
pabulum
zero
consummate
necessary
ho hum
collective
well-worn
plebeian
central
nothing
undoubted
in style
preponderant
regnant
global
practical
casual
informal
habituated
in fashion
fundamental
slow
undisputed
immemorial
perpetual
prosy
ponderous
suburban
bromidic
de rigueur
catholic
all-embracing
worldwide
ecumenical
stuffy
numbing
congruous
innate
worn-out
inconsequential
arid
leaden
jading
amateurish
amateur
worn out
satisfactory
dusty
monochromatic
stupid
mind-numbing
vulgar
epidemic
in force
two a penny
bred-in-the-bone
incessant
not bad
bush-league
O.K.
fair to middling
middle of the road
all right
fitting
respected
lamestream
pervading
diagnostic
unabating
ceaseless
continuous
ever-present
unyielding
venerable
contemporary
latest
extant
modern
seasonal
diurnal
OB
core
acquired
honored
US
usual thing
long-winded
dead
big yawn
unspectacular
what one would expect
canned
compulsive
familial
in-between
staid
incorrigible
given
used
ready-made
hardened
annoying
irritating
in use
decided
samey
next
superabundant
presentational
trivial
anaemic
UK
honoured
UK
whitebread
anonymous
domiciliary
famous
notorious
legendary
famed
uncontested
statutory
legal
lawful
canonic
timeworn
reigning
empty
gray
US
grey
UK
arranged
specified
immortal
ageless
jake
primary
businesslike
anemic
US
lacking variety
lacking variation
local
vexatious
boresome
predetermined
serviceable
workday
profuse
reiterated
mutual
homey
home
timeless
appointed
no-frills
dragging
good
lingering
readily available
widely available
unimportant
prearranged
cheap and commonplace
not very good
protracted
blending into the background
inevitable
pathological
lusterless
actual
practicable
yawn
clean
diddly
irksome
prose
axiomatic
renowned
self-evident
useless
of choice
in the habit of
united
embraced
like
circulating
irrelevant
paltry
inconsiderable
unnoticeable
ultimate
unmistakable
unavoidable
inescapable
unforgettable
memorable
undying
deathless
mass
wide
pointless
immaterial
piddling
worthless
random
cyclical
continued
uncreative
individual
planned
wearying
drudging
tiring
weary
hard-core
deep
deep-set
intrenched
supreme
whatever
meaningless
reputed
infamous
serious
highbrow
commutual
intermutual
traditionalist
recommended
assigned
superior
assured
overarching
national
blanket
communal
joint
outright
commonest
reoccurring
matter-of- fact
peculiar
toneless
treadmill
dim
monotone
congenital
irredeemable
uninventive
unartistic
out-and-out
complete
utter
afoot
no big deal
predominating
symphonic
concert
heavyweight
at his best
at its best
at her best
non-specific
of little importance
of no consequence
of no importance
of little consequence
not worth mentioning
of no great concern
of no account
rolling
repeating
successive
unpreventable
ineluctable
societal
wholesale
nationwide
principal
influential
operative
main
preponderating
special
respective
particular
personal
own
distinct
sworn
radicated
adamant
indurated
long-lasting
about
barren
thoroughgoing
royal
real
arrant
positive
thorough
considerable
broad-brush
broad-spectrum
across-the-board
all-round
all-around
sterile
vapid
unromantic
spiritless
in the air
bruited about
making the rounds
doing the rounds
in general use
on everyone's lips
going around
talked of
prime
copybook
oft repeated
midway
middle
full
specific
generous
tidy
abundant
significant
appreciable
marked
noticeable
goodly
sizable
worthwhile
substantial
sizeable
biggish
certified
medial
mid
allowed
dinki-di
supported
halfway
intermediary
affirmed
ratified
ceremonious
respectable
reasonable
unmistaken
backed
validated
legitimate
neutral
midsized
midmost
midsize
mediate
identifying
permitted
legalized
US
OK'd
robot-like
par
legalised
UK
unlimited
pandemic
celestial
all
all-over
unrestricted
stellar
cosmic
multinational
planetary
cosmopolitan
diffuse
all-inclusive
empyrean
worldly
omnipresent
whole
astronomical
dull as dishwater
straight
kosher
medium-sized
middle-sized
rightful
made official
vouched for
unheretical
discriminating
identifiable
ample
sufficient
goodish
bien pensant
intensive
in line
straight arrow
according to the book
done
up to standard
good enough
pretty good
comme il faut
socially obligatory
a must
conforming to accepted standards
called for
au fait
overdone
cornball
time-worn
played out
dime-store
familiar tune
boiler plate
most common
most typical
most usual
most frequent
more ❯
“This is not a defect. It is the
expected
behavior of our software.”
Adjective
▲
Likely to happen at a future date
prospective
coming
probable
imminent
approaching
future
impending
anticipated
likely
forthcoming
possible
upcoming
potential
destined
presumptive
awaited
planned
eventual
considered
intended
aspiring
designate
latent
intending
promised
proposed
to come
to be
-to-be
soon-to-be
on the cards
would-be
hoped-for
looked-for
in the making
about to be
in the offing
near
in the wind
pending
on the way
nearing
at hand
close
looming
proximate
oncoming
on the horizon
close at hand
about to happen
in the cards
in the pipeline
in the air
next
in prospect
in store
just round the corner
advancing
threatening
coming up
gathering
brewing
inevitable
in view
immediate
nigh
just around the corner
on the agenda
fated
predestined
in preparation
unborn
inescapable
fast-approaching
up and coming
near-at-hand
on us
coming soon
contemplated
likely to happen
liable to happen
onrushing
in the wings
arriving
incipient
under way
round the corner
near at hand
in production
being prepared
menacing
underway
under discussion
fast approaching
upon us
foreordained
predetermined
ultimate
preordained
inevasible
looming large
on its way
following
on the verge
overhanging
unescapable
in the stars
expectant
unavoidable
see it coming
handwriting-on-the-wall
ineluctable
designed
doomed
due
on the go
in the course of time
drawing near
gaining upon
almost on one
near-term
subsequent
up-and-coming
getting near
converging
en route
progressing
unfolding
resulting
supplied
happening soon
on tap
on hand
ensuing
later
downstream
succeeding
consequent
latter
down the pike
down the road
down the line
successive
scheduled
portending
subsequential
consecutive
yet to come
coming after
next off
directly after
coming next
approximating
hereafter
convergent
emerging
in sight
nearly on us
appearing
rising
extended
fateful
impendent
long-term
moving closer
over the long term
around the corner
hovering
awaiting
ominous
after
successional
posterior
succedent
sequential
resultant
consequential
postliminary
pursuing
running
later on
in line
following after
late
next up
sequent
supervenient
on the trot
serial
waiting to
looking to
in the near future
ordained
certain
bound
meant
sure
foredoomed
guaranteed
assured
that is to be
settled
que sera sera
predesigned
compelled
condemned
closed
nailed on
sealed
very likely
way the ball bounces
directed
hanging over
stated
written in the cards
instant
that will be
inexorable
compulsory
more ❯
Adjective
▲
To be expected
understandable
reasonable
inevitable
predictable
foreseeable
natural
normal
justified
logical
unsurprising
acceptable
accountable
conceivable
excusable
explainable
explicable
imaginable
justifiable
legitimate
rational
admissible
allowable
defensible
forgivable
pardonable
plausible
tenable
thinkable
anticipated
likely
to be expected
par for the course
on the cards
only to be expected
predicted
forecast
probable
obvious
not unexpected
what one would expect
valid
awaited
foreseen
certain
sure
likeliest
correct
reliable
sensible
practical
right
intelligible
condonable
permissible
venial
remissible
solvable
minor
slight
comprehensible
interpretable
remittable
resolvable
soluble
decipherable
okay
sound
supportable
defendable
trivial
not serious
illustratable
warrantable
vindicable
warranted
definable
all right
answerable
just
well-founded
rightful
explicatable
fair
sustainable
maintainable
passable
tolerable
unimportant
insignificant
arguable
proper
fit
able to hold water
within accepted bounds
not too bad
righteous
fair enough
petty
trifling
fathomable
identifiable
mild
scrutable
satisfactory
rock-solid
strong
cast-iron
legible
readable
clear
credible
possible
believable
discernible
exculpatory
moderate
reprievable
vindicatory
specious
temperate
feasible
creditable
within limits
convincing
supposable
cogitable
exponible
legit
suitable
lawful
legal
licit
most likely
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Reaching a date at which payment is due
owed
outstanding
owing
payable
unpaid
overdue
due
unsettled
receivable
mature
scheduled
chargeable
collectible
unliquidated
remaining
unsatisfied
IOU
in arrears
to be paid
not met
in the red
awaited
anticipated
slated
undischarged
needed
required
delinquent
payable now
payable immediately
receivable immediately
past due
to be made
looked-for
not discharged
unresolved
pending
ongoing
uncollected
undefrayed
unattended to
attributable
matured
open
obligatory
billed
allocated
maturing
in debt
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Having a greater-than-even chance of occurring
likely
probable
anticipated
foreseeable
liable
odds-on
predicted
presumable
disposed
fated
predictable
presumptive
prospective
sure
destined
inclined
inferable
predisposed
promising
natural
ostensible
prone
seeming
supposable
verisimilar
true
distinctly possible
on
to be expected
within the bounds of possibility
given to
in the air
in the cards
in the offing
in the wind
a pound to a penny
on the cards
ten to one
having a tendency to
on the verge of
in the habit of
credible
plausible
possible
presumed
reasonable
apparent
calculable
knowable
feasible
potential
earthly
quite possible
mortal
rational
illusory
reasonable to think
a fair bet
a good bet
a reasonable bet
assumed
foreseen
believable
supposed
creditable
believed
understood
unsurprising
reliable
certain
conceivable
inferred
awaited
hypothetical
formularized
formulaic
inevitable
sure-fire
obvious
circumstantial
convincing
assumptive
presumptuous
prepared
expectable
nonrandom
only to be expected
par for the course
imaginable
tenable
thinkable
persuasive
acceptable
logical
sound
realistic
tried
colorable
trusty
straight
aboveboard
satisfying
up front
suppositive
glib
smooth-tongued
smooth-talking
honest
conclusive
solid
sincere
probably
determinative
satisfactory
taken for granted
colourable
specious
cogent
fair-spoken
valid
honest to God
like enough
very likely
trustworthy
authentic
credential
unquestionable
impressive
fiduciary
honest-to-god
able to hold water
true to life
with a ring of truth
most likely
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Certain to happen
inevitable
certain
inescapable
unavoidable
ineluctable
necessary
sure
assured
inexorable
unpreventable
fated
imminent
preordained
decreed
destined
fixed
foreseeable
impending
ineludible
ordained
predestined
predetermined
predictable
settled
compulsory
guaranteed
obligatory
reliable
fateful
impreventable
prescribed
required
unalterable
undeniable
unescapable
decided
doomed
effective
foreordained
irrevocable
mandatory
natural
unfailing
binding
dependable
determined
ineliminable
inevasible
irresistible
sure to happen
all locked up
in the bag
to be anticipated
to be expected
without recourse
bound to happen
for certain
for sure
no ifs ands or buts
in the cards
open and shut
certain to happen
meant
intended
obvious
automatic
bound
definite
manifest
deterministic
set
clear
prearranged
pre-elected
planned
to come
designed
patent
returnless
infallible
inerrant
determinist
predestinated
locked up
prophesied
prophesized
doubtless
undoubted
routine
predicted
out of one's hands
appointed
prejudged
robot-like
regular
repeated
usual
all sewn up
meant to be
nailed-on
decided by fate
in the stars
mapped out in advance
undodgeable
overpowering
compelling
overwhelming
uncontrollable
potent
compulsive
urgent
irrepressible
forceful
ungovernable
imperative
driving
besetting
next
likely
to be
prospective
obsessive
oppressive
overmastering
foredoomed
anticipated
ultimate
threatening
that is to be
near
at hand
hanging over
que sera sera
in the air
in the wind
stated
written in the cards
predesigned
in store
overhanging
instant
compelled
that will be
condemned
closed
looming
menacing
nailed on
sealed
forthcoming
in prospect
brewing
very likely
way the ball bounces
directed
coming
future
up and coming
just around the corner
in the course of time
in the offing
unfolding
agreed
preset
pre-agreed
pre-planned
pre-decided
preplanned
pre-established
cut and dried
set up
programmed
encoded
established in advance
premeditated
calculated
foredestined
proposed
arranged in advance
precogitated
forethought
decided beforehand
scheduled
arranged
deliberate
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Not yet born
unborn
awaited
embryonic
foetal
UK
fetal
US
incipient
prospective
in utero
unhatched
Adjective
▲
Accepted by supposition rather than as a result of proof
assumed
supposed
conjectural
presumed
accepted
alleged
conjectured
purported
supposititious
theoretical
apparent
evident
hypothetical
ostensible
ostensive
presupposed
putative
reputed
seeming
surmised
anticipated
claimed
connoted
given
granted
held
hypothesised
UK
hypothesized
US
implicit
inferred
postulated
rumoured
UK
rumored
US
suppositional
tacit
thought
understood
prima facie
counted on
taken as known
taken for granted
believed
likely
professed
declared
suppositious
academic
said
suspected
specious
reported
speculative
probable
suspect
notional
ideational
outward
theoretic
pretended
suppositive
presumptive
plausible
superficial
imaginary
illusory
avowed
abstract
contingent
possible
semblant
unproven
so-called
analytical
formularized
idealized
US
ideological
academical
asserted
tentative
unsubstantiated
unproved
in theory
idealised
UK
perceived
suspicious
illusive
surface
imaginative
codified
formalistic
impractical
general
instanced
designated
feigned
doubtful
in the abstract
ideal
as a premise
vague
assumptive
stated
untested
acknowledged
described
philosophical
logical
intellectual
averred
credible
imagined
questionable
prospective
hypothetic
implicated
pedantic
transcendental
problematical
unearthly
quixotic
transcendent
uncertain
gossiped
on paper
incriminated
groundless
unfounded
involved
based on guesswork
under suspicion
intelle
recognized
US
based
soi-disant
imputed
reputative
metaphysical
pure
invented
made-up
fictional
regarded
considered
presumable
estimated
deemed
appearing
external
recognised
UK
commonly believed
commonly regarded
exterior
quasi-
obvious
clear-cut
unambiguous
clear
accounted
admitted
reckoned
judged
premised
to all appearances
believable
experimental
hairy
dangerous
projected
conceptive
just so
fabled
suppository
predictable
reasonable
odds-on
creditable
postulational
guesstimated
figured
guessing
unresolved
surmising
affirmed
dubious
conceivable
verisimilar
foreseeable
awaited
circumstantial
convincing
presumptuous
on a hunch
on a long shot
whispered
prevailing
told
broadcast
circulating
bruited
rife
exhibited
manifest
notable
colorable
demonstrative
quasi
postulatory
going around
given out
all over town
unreal
nominal
equivocal
concocted
conditional
conjecturable
refutable
provisory
guessed
unconfirmed
indefinite
indeterminate
casual
contestable
disputable
stochastic
debatable
proposed
pretending
problematic
made up
more ❯
Adjective
▲
According to one's preferences or requirements
required
desired
chosen
specified
anticipated
indicated
intended
listed
needed
preferred
quantified
right
appropriate
correct
selected
suitable
proper
rightful
just
of choice
necessary
fitting
requisite
prerequisite
particular
accurate
express
exact
looked-for
called for
sought after
vital
essential
indispensable
needful
demanded
important
key
intrinsic
consequential
must-have
central
pivotal
core
critical
integral
necessitous
all-important
inherent
substantive
rudimentary
innate
high-priority
quintessential
binding
expedient
incumbent on
decisive
of the utmost importance
of the essence
prime
momentous
exigent
cardinal
significant
all important
wanted
elementary
bottom-line
paramount
name of game
basic
life-and-death
of great consequence
compelling
crucial
fundamental
principal
pressing
urgent
chief
recommended
de rigueur
vitally important
pre-eminent
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Being in accordance with one's prescribed or expected schedule
scheduled
anticipated
awaited
due
slated
becoming
coming
condign
deserved
earned
equitable
fair
fit
fitting
good
just
justified
merited
obligatory
requisite
rhadamanthine
right
rightful
suitable
predicted
foreseen
likely
predictable
prepared for
presumed
waited for
projected
forecast
wanted
sure
estimated
certain
promised
contemplated
prophesied
envisioned
probable
proposed
foretold
foreseeable
counted on
looked-for
long-awaited
hoped-for
hoped for
looked for
planned for
counted upon
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Usual for or appropriate to a particular season of the year
seasonable
opportune
timely
well-timed
appropriate
convenient
fit
providential
suitable
usual
welcome
apropos
apt
auspicious
favourable
UK
favorable
US
fitting
pertinent
predictable
propitious
prosperous
relevant
seasonal
timeous
towardly
appropriate to the time of year
normal for the time of year
felicitous
advantageous
good
expedient
fortunate
happy
proper
beneficial
well timed
lucky
promising
benign
right
heaven-sent
helpful
desirable
applicable
golden
befitting
meet
profitable
fortuitous
useful
ripe
becoming
judicious
fitted
bright
ideal
suited
satisfactory
pat
apposite
sensible
wise
encouraging
germane
likely
fair
congruous
nice
handy
rosy
reasonable
toward
gainful
seemly
worthwhile
deserved
acceptable
well-suited
in keeping
correct
full of promise
to the point
comme il faut
flukey
fluky
perfect
set
disposed
tasteful
serendipitous
crying out
done
due
allowable
permitted
permissible
at the right time
benefic
friendly
kindly
rightful
connected
in order
rewarding
fruitful
favoured
UK
valuable
favored
US
hopeful
requisite
adequate
sufficient
comely
best
material
jammy
significant
beneficent
salutary
benignant
inspired
heartening
agreeable
well-off
born with a silver spoon in your mouth
neat
well-chosen
choice
pretty
prudent
optimistic
practical
wholesome
healthful
reassuring
pleasureful
pleasant
flattering
constructive
pleasing
worthy
cheering
gratifying
pleasurable
accommodating
commodious
conducive
well chosen
advisable
upbeat
well judged
convincing
telling
spot on
well put
well expressed
joyous
just
roseate
comfortable
politic
decent
ad rem
pragmatic
appurtenant
rose-colored
effective
to the purpose
tactical
strategic
utilitarian
necessary
of use
self-serving
of benefit
to one's own advantage
in one's own interests
of service
positive
sunny
cheerful
behooveful
productive
benevolent
of assistance
uplifting
blessed
comforting
heartwarming
successful
of value
gladdening
delightful
satisfying
excellent
utopian
instrumental
lucrative
serviceable
meritorious
full of hope
worth it
halcyon
to one's advantage
bubbly
buoyant
joyful
enthusiastic
stirring
up
clement
fulfilling
sanguine
fine
healthy
supportive
privileged
exciting
congenial
palmy
inspiring
genial
warm
enjoyable
jolly
appreciated
idealistic
brilliant
delectable
sweet
heavenly
recommended
invaluable
likely-looking
refreshing
merry
delicious
delightsome
grateful
needed
dulcet
hot
blest
furthersome
dreamy
of help
in one's interests
for the best
to advantage
looking on the bright side
blushing
blooming
fond
charmed
provident
well disposed
capable
assuring
usable
utilizable
US
preferable
rehearsed
up-and-coming
recommendable
consumable
plus
suggested
alluring
sound
efficacious
bullish
conformable
ample
rose-coloured
Utopian
remunerative
palatable
facilitative
nifty
of good cheer
win-win
utilisable
UK
much needed
cordial
long-awaited
longed-for
desired
contenting
enlivening
inspiriting
unique
superb
in one's interest
special
splendid
tremendous
in one's best interests
arousing
elating
promiseful
rousing
important
trusting
hoping
confident
expectant
assured
to one's taste
to one's liking
gladly received
essential
pivotal
vital
crucial
Panglossian
high
encouraged
wonderful
terrific
flourishing
generous
altruistic
humanitarian
charitable
kind
beautiful
blissful
paramount
indispensable
imperative
critical
keeping the faith
merciful
dexter
smiling
big-hearted
thriving
great
hearty
in demand
fundamental
key
respected
admired
exigent
looking through rose-colored glasses
ebullient
effervescent
lively
bouncy
jocund
glorious
believing
fresh
determined
loved
esteemed
worth its weight in gold
central
held dear
estimable
of the essence
booming
feel-good
can-do
cheery
go-getting
redeeming
first-class
first-rate
proactive
roaring
lush
worthful
hot property
scarce
one-off
consoling
unmarred
accidental
rich
prospering
precious
boomy
luscious
chance
coincidental
peak
idyllic
paradisiac
restful
renewing
rejuvenating
restorative
solacing
inadvertent
unintended
temperate
radiant
clear
cloudless
unforeseen
casual
unanticipated
unpremeditated
unplanned
incidental
uncertain
haphazard
unlooked-for
unintentional
unwitting
unexpected
darling
restoring
random
chancy
incalculable
variable
odd
contingent
mild
unclouded
dry
sunlit
sunshiny
balmy
summery
at the mercy of events
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Made or occurring as a predictable and automatic response
knee-jerk
automatic
spontaneous
instinctive
instinctual
involuntary
predictable
reflex
mechanic
mechanical
robotic
unconscious
natural
unwilled
habitual
immediate
mindless
thoughtless
unthinking
impulsive
unwitting
unpremeditated
inadvertent
reflexive
unintentional
gut
unconditioned
intuitive
unintended
unplanned
unlearned
subconscious
unbidden
accidental
unmeditated
uncontrolled
uncalculated
subliminal
untaught
responsive
default
computerized
US
mechanised
UK
cybernetic
mechanized
US
computerised
UK
spur-of-the-moment
off-the-cuff
from the hip
hard-wired
inherent
undeliberate
innate
uncalculating
unrealized
uncontrollable
unprompted
blind
unbewised
conditioned
unchosen
unforced
perfunctory
routine
autogenetic
more ❯
Verb
▲
(
took it
)
To have assumed
took
assumed
supposed
presumed
imagined
believed
gathered
surmised
conjectured
guessed
suspected
trusted
dared say
deduced
estimated
figured
hypothesized
US
reasoned
understood
divined
fancied
gleaned
inferred
reckoned
speculated
thought
compassed
concluded
construed
dare-said
deemed
granted
interpreted
judged
looked upon
perceived
posited
postulated
predicated
presupposed
theorized
US
hazarded a guess
hypothesised
UK
theorised
UK
took as read
took for granted
forecast
forecasted
sensed
considered
felt
anticipated
envisaged
predicted
envisioned
ascertained
prophesied
foresaw
had a hunch
prognosticated
foretold
apprehended
calculated
daresaid
daresayed
contemplated
awaited
foreseen
determined
foreshadowed
esteemed
visualized
US
visualised
UK
opined
planned on
had sneaking suspicion
come to the conclusion
weened
thought it likely
looked forward to
hoped for
looked for
looked ahead to
had in prospect
philosophized
US
banked on
had a hunch of
contemplated the possibility of
philosophised
UK
foreknew
counted on
pre-empted
waited for
ventured
regarded as likely
suggested
watched for
planned for
counted upon
thought likely
seen something coming
bargained on
saw in the cards
bargained for
seen in the cards
saw something coming
foreknown
got the idea
drawn the inference
taken it as given
took it
took it as given
came to the conclusion
taken it
taken for granted
gotten the idea
drew the inference
bet
had a feeling
maintained
betted
discerned
read
intuited
grasped
fathomed
comprehended
recognized
US
registered
observed
summed up
evaluated
made
appreciated
assimilated
deciphered
viewed
appraised
noticed
knew
regarded
cognized
caught on to
weighed up
grokked
twigged
tumbled to
assessed
cottoned on to
recognised
UK
adjudged
savvied
decoded
sized up
saw
noted
dug
detected
saw coming
predetermined
soothsaid
gauged
UK
gaged
US
put
counted
called
rated
conceived
computed
held
cast
set
placed
guesstimated
valued
worked out
figured out
enumerated
put a figure on
tallied
decided
said
derived
sayed
totalled
totaled
summed
cast up
numbered
allowed
doped out
quantified
holden
measured
approximated
made out
weighed
added
counted up
totted
premised
totted up
added up
established
putten
ranked
extrapolated
ciphered
analysed
UK
pegged
analyzed
US
classed
resolved
sized
fixed
fixt
valuated
suspicioned
totalized
toted
run down
formed an opinion of
augured
found
presaged
classified
surveyed
checked
calibrated
assayed
set down
told
summated
put forward
cogitated
announced
footed
read into
kept tabs
looked over
checked out
toted up
set store by
read between lines
put down for
readen
seen
taken
vaticinated
calculated roughly
decreed
forewarned
hypothecated
settled
accounted
squared
declared
reviewed
portended
adjudicated
realized
US
collected
projected
auspicated
selected
drew
drawn
held that
spaed
picked
prevised
ruled
adumbrated
ratiocinated
regarded as
marked
doped
called the turn
reckoned up
formed an impression of
realised
UK
called it
ticked off
classed as
made an estimate of
looked on as
taken account of
ran down
took account of
accepted
graded
founden
fand
ordered
assigned
pictured
taken as read
pronounced
nominated
budgeted
proposed
numerated
proclaimed
metered
hazarded
cost
specified
scaled
deliberated
signified
boded
bode
looked on
ordained
foreboded
distinguished
scored
telegraphed
solved
installed
implied
quantitated
audited
deducted
educed
branded
sussed
induced
got
cerebrated
excogitated
brainstormed
examined
credited
eyed
divided
subtracted
multiplied
extracted
set a figure on
interpreted as
built castles in air
set a figure
list
sussed out
psyched out
figured in
viewed as
chewed over
held to be
put in order
pretended
counted heads
read between the lines
counted noses
put down as
eyed up
counted out
set at
boiled down
put one's finger on
typecast
beat one's brains
figured up
had an idea that
bet one's bottom dollar
put together
jumped to a conclusion
made a guess at
put two and two together
come to understand
had one's number
averred
foreshowed
foreshown
added together
saw as
seen as
grouped
appointed
designated
devised
recorded
writ
formulated
categorized
US
advanced
wondered
elected
sorted
identified
mused
directed
dictated
arranged
warned
plumbed
delegated
priced
inspected
meditated
costed
planned
apprised
spanned
handpicked
commissioned
allotted
sweared
previsioned
omened
chosen
chose
syllogized
asseverated
recce'd
recced
croaked
gradated
employed
denoted
tested
tipped
discovered
forefelt
considered it right
gotten
gat
generalized
US
offered
extraught
known
evolved
took as gospel truth
reflected
compartmented
compartmentalised
UK
decided on
sworn by
formed theories
submitted
pondered
entertained the idea
crystal balled it
balanced
psyched
opted for
generalised
UK
developt
estimated as
run over
number crunched
took a shot at
gotten the measure of
developed
jumped the gun
evoked
ranked as
had a sneaking suspicion
swore by
drawn a conclusion
counted off
drew conclusions
paced off
formed opinion
roughly calculated
marked out
settled upon
subscribed to the opinion
averaged
postulated that
visioned
named
voted in
made an educated guess
revealed
schemed
theorized that
distributed
divulged
laid down
looked into
taken a shot at
taken as gospel truth
meted
worked something out
laid down the law
made suppositions
came to understand
bought
beaten one's brains
made rough guess
told in advance
had as one's opinion
got the measure of
drawn conclusions
timed
adjusted
gone out on a limb
constituted
portioned
picked out
pointed to
dreamt
UK
dreamed
US
took a stab at
authorised
UK
positioned
felt to be
reckoned on
formed the opinion
conceived to be
cherry-picked
went out on a limb
ruminated
tagged
forespelled
warned of
pinned down
viewed as being
did addition
signed up
cooked up
had a sneaking suspicion of
made a judgement
done addition
conceived of
thought of as being
lapped up
reflected on
thought through
thought it likely that
run it up flagpole
settled on
taken it as read
drew a conclusion
codified
singled out
typecasted
come to the conclusion that
regarded as being
made book
found the sum of
halsened
thought of as
ranged
arrived at
laid money on
separated
taken stock in
typed
detailed
had an idea
called the shot
reached conclusion
categorised
UK
claimed
buttoned down
took it as read
lined up
broke down
authorized
US
assorted
indexed
classed as being
crossed heart
took to be
measured out
taken a stab at
figured something out
passed upon
demonstrated
slotted
calculated to be
footed up
kicked around
taken to be
rated as
commanded
took stock in
made guesses
thought of
imagined to be
asserted
depended
pigeonholed
chanced
tabbed
compartmentalized
US
latched on to
relied
accounted for
prescribed
happened upon
dreamt up
affirmed
disclosed
studied
solicited
looked on as being
listed
wrote
written
taken something read
took something read
span
broken down
ran it up flagpole
lay down
looked at
took on
taken on
drawn inference
drew inference
came to the conclusion that
seen as being
saw as being
seen it coming
saw it coming
taken measure of
took measure of
seen in your mind's eye
saw in your mind's eye
taken stock of
took stock of
took the measure of
taken the measure of
ran over
fallen for
fell for
taken it for granted
took it for granted
forespoke
forespoken
saw handwriting on wall
seen handwriting on wall
taken as a hypothesis
took as a hypothesis
taken something as given
took something as given
taken the measurements of
took the measurements of
taken account
took account
got the picture
took a stab
gotten the picture
took a shot
taken a shot
taken a stab
sworn
swore
believed to be
taken for
took for
taken to mean
took to mean
saw ahead
seen ahead
took the view
swore up and down
sworn up and down
boughten
taken the view
more ❯
“I
expect
an eventual recovery in the slumping economy.”
Verb
▲
To have made a request, or demand, of someone
asked
requested
demanded
required
appealed
bade
bid
implored
ordered
petitioned
proposed
urged
begged
pleaded
pled
requisitioned
stipulated
beseeched
besought
challenged
directed
entreated
exhorted
pestered
solicited
sought
commanded
craved
enjoined
importuned
insisted
prayed
sued
supplicated
told
appealed to
applied to
called for
called on
insisted on
pleaded with
put in for
counted on
filed for
looked for
wished
wanted
obliged
obligated
needed
hoped for
relied on
relied upon
necessitated that
decreed that
asked for
exacted
necessitated
dictated
instructed
compelled
called
charged
adjured
mandated
claimed
involved
decreed
entailed
ordained
forced
imposed
summoned
warranted
bossed around
constrained
meaned
meant
postulated
quested
authorized
US
warned
authorised
UK
implied
justified
put your foot down
set up
hit up
called upon
made
bespoke
impelled
encompassed
coerced
made necessary
prescribed
desired
beared
declared
occasioned
announced
stipulated for
pressed for
pleaded for
clamoured
UK
clamored
US
cried out
assumed
presupposed
ruled
taken
took
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