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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
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
fixed
prevailing
characteristic
natural
classical
undistinguished
middle-of-the-road
mediocre
dull
humdrum
pedestrian
rampant
indifferent
a dime a dozen
unmemorable
fair
characterless
middling
no great shakes
nothing to write home about
pervasive
enduring
uneventful
uninspired
OK
lasting
nondescript
generic
garden
plain vanilla
modest
perennial
long-lived
second-rate
unexciting
age-old
passable
continual
overall
recurrent
not up to much
continuing
ornery
ruling
shared
majority
inbred
banal
trite
long-standing
forgettable
uninteresting
lacklusterUS
lacklustreUK
bland
tolerable
deep-seated
colourlessUK
ancient
medium
unnoteworthy
ineradicable
unmitigated
mean
abiding
inborn
incurable
ritualistic
half-pie
nothing special
colorlessUS
unimpressive
conformist
obstinate
stubborn
lifelong
unoriginal
not much cop
unpretentious
moderate
boring
unabating
uninspiring
comprehensive
folk
well established
ancestral
endemic
ceaseless
fair-to-middling
inferior
in circulation
sweeping
run-of-the-mine
run-of-mine
widely held
correct
persisting
tenacious
continuous
ever-present
unyielding
dime-a-dozen
appropriate
not so hot
vintage
inconspicuous
obligatory
protracted
nothing to get excited about
extensive
right
adequate
derivative
compulsory
insignificant
mandatory
dominant
overused
decent
corny
hacky
homely
broad
doctrinal
signature
total
terrestrial
long-lasting
existing
across the board
second-class
intermediate
okay
not bad
bush-league
bog standard
authoritative
all right
fairish
scheduled
dime a dozen
family
taken for granted
required
old-world
old-time
unquestioned
perfect
traditionary
chosen
absolute
tired
adopted
numerous
overworked
suburban
median
consummate
necessary
collective
stale
unspectacular
central
undoubted
preponderant
regnant
in style
prolonged
inconsequential
serious
global
casual
informal
habituated
in fashion
fundamental
incessant
undisputed
immemorial
perpetual
de rigueur
worn out
catholic
all-embracing
worldwide
ecumenical
congruous
worn-out
innate
drab
traditionalist
amateurish
amateur
lowly
satisfactory
nitty-gritty
lingering
vulgar
epidemic
in force
O.K.
ten a penny
timeworn
fair to middling
sustained
middle of the road
diurnal
fitting
lamestream
pervading
respected
discreet
diagnostic
contemporary
latest
extant
modern
venerable
seasonal
featureless
unnoticeable
OB
straightforward
long-drawn-out
core
acquired
honoredUS
what one would expect
jejune
familial
in-between
derived
in use
decided
practical
next
presentational
trivial
domiciliary
famous
notorious
legendary
famed
tame
uncontested
statutory
legal
lawful
canonic
given
used
time-worn
overdone
mimetic
honouredUK
dreary
dragging
slow
reigning
arranged
specified
immortal
ageless
primary
mutual
mimic
staid
predetermined
serviceable
profuse
reiterated
no big deal
homey
home
timeless
imitative
appointed
ceremonial
good
local
cornball
dime-store
no-frills
two a penny
remaining
prearranged
apish
unimaginative
allowed
certified
permitted
supported
legalizedUS
affirmed
ratified
backed
validated
OK'd
unadventurous
united
embraced
circulating
inevitable
like
played out
plebeian
starch
severe
axiomatic
renowned
self-evident
whitebread
ultimate
unmistakable
hard-core
familiar tune
deep
bred-in-the-bone
deep-set
intrenched
boiler plate
unavoidable
inescapable
unforgettable
memorable
undying
deathless
mass
wide
drawn-out
spun-out
haunting
slavish
unending
acute
dangerous
random
individual
legalisedUK
commutual
intermutual
superior
planned
unimportant
of choice
in the habit of
supreme
reputed
infamous
epigonous
epigonic
platitudinous
highbrow
congenital
irredeemable
recommended
assigned
cyclical
continued
assured
overarching
national
blanket
communal
joint
outright
afoot
nothing
useless
commonest
dire
alarming
extreme
grave
peculiar
nowhere
jake
canned
irrelevant
paltry
inconsiderable
out-and-out
complete
utter
formal
predominating
symphonic
concert
heavy
heavyweight
at his best
at its best
at her best
made official
vouched for
pointless
immaterial
piddling
worthless
repetitive
reoccurring
sworn
radicated
adamant
non-specific
about
indurated
emulative
ready-made
conservative
considerable
unpreventable
ineluctable
societal
wholesale
nationwide
principal
influential
operative
main
preponderating
whatever
meaningless
prime
copybook
special
respective
particular
personal
own
distinct
never-ending
thoroughgoing
royal
real
arrant
positive
thorough
not very good
run of the mill
in the air
bruited about
methodic
rigid
making the rounds
doing the rounds
in general use
going around
talked of
broad-brush
broad-spectrum
across-the-board
all-round
all-around
rolling
repeating
successive
anonymous
generous
tidy
abundant
significant
appreciable
marked
noticeable
goodly
sizable
worthwhile
substantial
sizeable
biggish
dinki-di
midway
middle
full
specific
ultraconservative
unprogressive
reactionary
unheretical
button-down
buttoned-down
mossbacked
old-line
standpat
die-hard
paleoconservative
hidebound
old-school
brassbound
archconservative
medial
mid
respectable
reasonable
of little importance
of no consequence
of no importance
of little consequence
not worth mentioning
of no great concern
of no account
oft repeated
halfway
intermediary
kosher
readily available
widely available
unmistaken
neutral
midsized
midmost
midsize
mediate
straight
square
pious
legitimate
religious
punctilious
rightful
identifying
robot-like
par
unlimited
pandemic
celestial
all
all-over
unrestricted
stellar
cosmic
multinational
planetary
cosmopolitan
diffuse
all-inclusive
empyrean
worldly
omnipresent
whole
astronomical
bien pensant
medium-sized
middle-sized
in line
straight arrow
ample
sufficient
goodish
discriminating
identifiable
intensive
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
most typical
most usual
most frequent
more ❯
“This is not a defect. It is the expected behavior of our software.”
Adjective
▲
As expected, or reasonable
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
intelligible
condonable
permissible
venial
remissible
solvable
comprehensible
minor
slight
interpretable
remittable
resolvable
soluble
decipherable
sound
okay
supportable
defendable
warrantable
vindicable
trivial
not serious
illustratable
warranted
definable
well founded
all right
answerable
just
explicatable
rightful
sustainable
well-founded
passable
fit
maintainable
fair
tolerable
arguable
unimportant
insignificant
proper
able to hold water
within accepted bounds
not too bad
righteous
fair enough
petty
trifling
fathomable
identifiable
mild
satisfactory
scrutable
rock-solid
strong
cast-iron
legible
readable
clear
credible
believable
possible
discernible
exculpatory
moderate
reprievable
vindicatory
specious
temperate
feasible
creditable
mortal
within limits
convincing
cogitable
earthly
supposable
lawful
exponible
legal
licit
legit
suitable
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
imaginable
tenable
thinkable
acceptable
persuasive
logical
sound
tried
colorable
trusty
straight
realistic
aboveboard
satisfying
up front
suppositive
smooth
glib
smooth-tongued
smooth-talking
taken for granted
colourable
specious
cogent
fair-spoken
valid
trustworthy
authentic
like enough
very likely
credential
unquestionable
honest-to-god
impressive
fiduciary
able to hold water
true to life
with a ring of truth
honest
conclusive
solid
sincere
probably
determinative
satisfactory
honest to God
more ❯
Adjective
▲
About to happen or appear
forthcoming
approaching
coming
imminent
impending
future
nearing
prospective
upcoming
anticipated
oncoming
advancing
pending
awaited
close
proximate
near
destined
fated
inescapable
inevitable
predestined
resulting
supplied
in the air
in the pipeline
on the horizon
on the way
at hand
close at hand
in store
about to happen
in the cards
in the offing
in the wind
on the cards
in preparation
in prospect
on us
ensuing
later
downstream
succeeding
consequent
latter
down the pike
down the road
down the line
successive
scheduled
subsequential
consecutive
yet to come
coming after
next off
directly after
coming next
convergent
approximating
hovering
portending
awaiting
ominous
hereafter
waiting to
looking to
moving closer
emerging
in sight
nearly on us
in the near future
appearing
rising
extended
long-term
over the long term
around the corner
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
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
▲
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
more ❯
Adjective
▲
(of a payment) Required at a certain time
due
owed
payable
owing
outstanding
unpaid
awaited
overdue
scheduled
unsettled
anticipated
mature
slated
undischarged
chargeable
collectible
delinquent
needed
receivable
required
to be paid
unliquidated
unsatisfied
payable immediately
payable now
receivable immediately
in arrears
past due
not met
to be made
looked-for
IOU
not discharged
unresolved
pending
undefrayed
unattended to
ongoing
attributable
comeuppance
matured
uncollected
open
obligatory
in debt
billed
allocated
maturing
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Not yet born
unborn
awaited
embryonic
foetalUK
fetalUS
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
hypothesisedUK
hypothesizedUS
implicit
inferred
postulated
rumouredUK
rumoredUS
suppositional
tacit
thought
understood
prima facie
counted on
taken as known
taken for granted
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
vital
essential
indispensable
imperative
compulsory
needful
obligatory
mandatory
demanded
important
key
incumbent
intrinsic
consequential
must-have
central
pivotal
forced
involuntary
peremptory
core
critical
nonelective
integral
necessitous
all-important
inherent
substantive
compulsatory
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
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
favourableUK
favorableUS
fitting
pertinent
predictable
propitious
prosperous
relevant
seasonal
timeous
towardly
appropriate to the time of year
normal for the time of year
felicitous
advantageous
expedient
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
gut
intuitive
unpremeditated
innate
unwitting
inadvertent
reflexive
unintentional
unconditioned
unlearned
more ❯
Verb
▲
(took it) To have assumed
took
assumed
supposed
presumed
imagined
believed
gathered
surmised
conjectured
guessed
suspected
trusted
dared say
deduced
estimated
figured
hypothesizedUS
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
theorizedUS
hazarded a guess
hypothesisedUK
theorisedUK
took as read
took for granted
took cognizance of
taken note of
taken cognizance of
born in mind
taken seriously
took seriously
put
placed
approximated
put a figure on
putten
weighed
formed an opinion of
measured
read between lines
counted up
fixed
fixt
analysedUK
tallied
distinguished
quantified
pegged
formed an impression of
analyzedUS
established
totalled
totaled
cost
deliberated
cogitated
reviewed
checked
sussed
induced
sized
calibrated
cerebrated
doped
excogitated
set a figure on
built castles in air
totted
read into
kept tabs
list
checked out
toted up
picked
chewed over
selected
totted up
put in order
read between the lines
put down as
made an estimate of
typecast
beat one's brains
had an idea
added up
put down for
jumped to a conclusion
made a guess at
put two and two together
dreamt up
averred
graded
grouped
rethought
reconsidered
thought over
ordered
categorizedUS
sorted
formulated
mused
arranged
identified
assigned
meditated
costed
apprised
collected
caught
sweared
seized
totalized
branded
marked
apperceived
ruled
generalizedUS
offered
compartmented
compartmentalisedUK
formed theories
run down
squared
pondered
entertained the idea
second-guessed
generalisedUK
proponed
took a shot at
eyed
gotten the measure of
added
got the picture
become cognizant of
modeledUS
ranked as
looked over
divided
sussed out
subscribed to the opinion
trumped up
made an educated guess
come to know
bet bottom dollar
metered
figured in
distributed
toted
taken a shot at
broached
modelledUK
made suppositions
bought
beaten one's brains
made rough guess
risked assuming
ventured a guess
scaled
felt in your bones
got the measure of
adjusted
caught on
picked out
gotten the picture
footed
took a stab at
positioned
ticked off
thought it conceivable
counted heads
scored
formed the opinion
ruminated
counted noses
viewed as being
had a sneaking suspicion of
thought of as being
lapped up
reflected on
subtracted
run it up flagpole
crossed one's heart
eyed up
conjured
felt in gut
codified
typecasted
regarded as being
multiplied
thought of as
ranged
arrived at
separated
metred
typed
felt in bones
reached conclusion
categorisedUK
tested
claimed
buttoned down
lined up
broke down
assorted
indexed
cottoned to
classed as being
taken a stab at
kicked around
quantitated
made guesses
got the impression of
created
caught the drift
pigeonholed
chanced
compartmentalizedUS
latched on to
happened upon
affirmed
studied
solicited
come to understand
had one's number
looked on as being
listed
nominated
broken down
ran down
sworn
swore
ran it up flagpole
seen as being
saw as being
added together
came to understand
drawn inference
taken measure of
drew inference
took measure of
chosen
chose
looked at
took the view
swore up and down
sworn up and down
boughten
taken the view
gave
given
gotten the drift
were aware of
took in
were cognizant of
been cognizant of
been aware of
gotten the impression
was cognizant of
was aware of
gotten to know
taken in
came to know
became cognizant of
got the impression
got the drift
got vibes
got to know
gotten vibes
drawn a conclusion
saw ahead
seen ahead
drew a conclusion
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
gave rise to
impetrated
conjured
besieged
obsecrated
pleaded to
adjured
called
obtested
prayed to
called upon
canvassed
desired
inquired
invited
applied
enquiredUK
beset
lobbied
nagged
put in
quested
hit up
put in an application
hit on
asked earnestly
plagued
bespoke
badgered
summoned
bugged
charged
pleaded for
appealed for
raised
harassed
hounded
rallied
promoted
mustered
pushed
mithered
hassled
referred
dunned
hailed
sued for
gathered
braced
pursued
encouraged
beckoned
propositioned
motioned
sponged
requested earnestly
asked urgently
drummed up
put in an order
invocated
put in a plea
made a claim
called in
sent for
drummed
prayed for
egged on
bespake
bespoken
registered
convened
pressurizedUS
assembled
mobilizedUS
convoked
bothered
clamouredUK
campaigned
harried
tormented
canvased
auditioned
goaded
clamoredUS
barked
bayed
prompted
spieled
cried
prigged
suggested
submitted
wheedled
blandished
coaxed
tried
pressured
fetched
announced
levied
contacted
declared
called to
pressurisedUK
crawled
called back
made an entreaty
tried to obtain
touted
touched
ringed
draughted
found
annoyed
submitted an application
worried
queried
addrest
peddled
goosed
spoke for
called together
pressed for
placed an order
whistled for
hustled
enquired after
made application
copped a plea
got up
gone on bended knee to
made an urgent request
prodded
bummed
mobilisedUK
sold
requested urgently
come on to
referenced
called forth
nudged
squared things
advanced
contested
asked brusquely
resorted
recited
demanded the presence of
asked authoritatively
signed
steered
requested the presence of
made an earnest request
made up for
turned
sayed
spoken for
made a plea to
went on bended knee to
accosted
advocated
tolled
petitioned for
abjured
requested the attendance of
made a plea
harped on at
rounded up
conjured up
craved of
signalledUK
roused
asked forcefully
sent
addressed
beeped
cadged
fundraised
wooed
passed the hat
worked on
beleaguered
bid for
held out
asked to come
signaledUS
said
panhandled
questioned
persuaded
hawked
mooched
conned
approached
drafted
activated
resorted to
gone on at
went on at
gone
came on to
went
bade for
gone on bended knee
went on bended knee
gone in
went in
spoke
spake
spoken
applied for
drew on
rang
founden
drawn on
rung
gotten up
gotten together
got together
fand
more ❯
“We expect you to comply with the rules of your employment.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to expect or want something to happen
hoped
intended
wanted
foresaw
foreseen
wished
aspired
desired
prayed
yearned
counted on
had every intention
had in mind
had the intention
surmised
trusted
anticipated
assumed
believed
contemplated
held
holden
longed
longed for
presumed
awaited
relied
supposed
suspected
crossed your fingers
deemed likely
felt confident
hung in
had faith
kept fingers crossed
kept your fingers crossed
knocked on wood
looked forward to
promised oneself
thought to
watched for
Verb
▲
Past tense for to intend or plan to do something
purposed
intended
aimed
meant
meaned
planned
committed
wanted
resolved
aspired
considered
contemplated
decided
determined
looked
meditated
proposed
purported
had a mind
had in mind
had plans
had the intention
pondered
pursued
set one's sights on
set out
thought of
bade for
bid for
committed yourself
had a mind to
had in view
made up one's mind
made up your mind
set your sights on
thought to
worked towards
imagined
thought about
visualizedUS
conceived of
considered the possibility of
entertained the thought of
aimed at
visualisedUK
debated
pictured
entertained
meant to
expected to
given thought to
gave thought to
dreamtUK
dreamedUS
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for wait with expectation
awaited
anticipated
hoped for
attended
hoped
listened
loomed
neared
sweated
sweat
watched for
looked for
stayed for
waited for
counted on
drew near
drawn near
hung around
hung in
hung out
lay ahead
lain ahead
waited on
cooled one's heels
lay in wait for
lain in wait for
looked out for
sweated it out
looked forward to
Verb
▲
Past tense for to direct one's hopes or ambitions towards achieving something
aspired
desired
wanted
pursued
sought
aimed for
aimed to
desired to
hoped for
hoped to
longed for
longed to
yearned for
hankered after
hankered for
hankered to
wanted to
wished for
wished to
yearned to
craved
dreamedUS
dreamtUK
dreamt of
expected to
hankered
hoped
hungered for
hungered to
longed
sought to
strove
strived
striven
struggled
tried
wished
yearned
thirsted after
thirsted for
had the objective of
expected more
pushed the envelope
raised expectations
raised standards
raised the bar
wanted more
Verb
▲
Past tense for to be pregnant with
carried
beared
Verb
▲
Past tense for to insist on having something
demanded
claimed
exacted
called for
commanded
enjoined
ordered
pressed for
requisitioned
sought
insisted on
requested
solicited
arrogated
asked for
badgered for
begged for
beseeched
besought
besieged
clamored for
clamoured for
coerced
compelled
entreated
forced
impetrated
implored
importuned
obliged
pushed for
quested
stipulated for
summoned
supplicated
urged
appealed for
applied for
bayed for
held out for
hit up
inquired about
laid claim to
nagged for
pestered for
petitioned for
prayed for
sued for
whistled for
gave the command to
given the command to
put in for
bespoke
pleaded for
desired
begged
put in an order for
put in a claim for
petitioned
bespake
bespoken
spoken for
spoke for
appealed
bought
engaged
craved
put dibs on
sent for
put in an application for
put in a request for
sponsored
promoted
lobbied for
worked for
advocated
championed
campaigned for
espoused
recommended
booked
reserved
secured
invited
commissioned
boughten
drummed up support for
summonsed
postulated
challenged
hired
canvassed
conjured
prearranged
got
obtested
prayed to
retrieved
obsecrated
indented
placed an order for
contracted for
formally requested
investigated
explored
drummed up
prayed
sent off for
justified
pleaded
pled
sent away for
ordered beforehand
pleaded with
raised
invocated
referenced
called forth
book
appealed to
gotten
gat
written off for
wrote off for
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for keep from happening
forestalled
prevented
precluded
anticipated
obviated
frustrated
hindered
thwarted
averted
intercepted
pre-empted
foiled
headed off
second-guessed
stopped
baulkedUK
balkedUS
blocked
checked
helped
holp
holpen
parried
circumvented
delayed
deterred
envisioned
forecast
forecasted
foresaw
foreseen
impeded
monopolisedUK
monopolizedUS
obstructed
predicted
preempted
preoccupied
projected
staved off
stove off
fended off
got ahead of
gotten ahead of
got in before
warded off
nipped in the bud
provided against
stole a march on
stolen a march on
beat someone to it
beaten someone to it
beat someone to the draw
beaten someone to the draw
beat someone to the punch
beaten someone to the punch
Verb
▲
Past tense for to anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure
looked forward to
coveted
yearned
craved
desired
pined
fancied
hankered
hungered
wanted
envied
thirsted
anticipated
awaited
hankered after
hankered for
pined after
pined for
yearned for
hoped for
itched for
longed for
set one's heart on
waited for
wished for
wished to
counted the days until
hungered for
lusted after
really wanted
thirsted for
yenned for
actively awaited
ardently awaited
awaited with anticipation
awaited with enthusiasm
awaited with gusto
awaited with pleasure
breathlessly awaited
eagerly awaited
earnestly awaited
energetically awaited
enthusiastically awaited
expectantly awaited
fervently awaited
hungrily awaited
impatiently awaited
intently awaited
longingly awaited
repined for
setted your heart on
spiritedly awaited
thirstily awaited
vigorously awaited
zealously awaited
actively anticipated
anticipated with anticipation
anticipated with enthusiasm
anticipated with gusto
ardently anticipated
breathlessly anticipated
eagerly anticipated
earnestly anticipated
energetically anticipated
enthusiastically anticipated
expectantly anticipated
fervently anticipated
had your eye on
hungrily anticipated
impatiently anticipated
intently anticipated
longingly anticipated
spiritedly anticipated
thirstily anticipated
vigorously anticipated
zealously anticipated
anticipated with pleasure
had an eye on
had a yen for
ached for
licked your lips over
aspired to
burned for
salivated for
sighed for
panted for
lusted for
looked out
waited
watched out
counted the hours until
relished
delighted in
Verb
▲
Past tense for to stay in the same place, position or level
abode
abided
stayed
tarried
dwelt
dwelled
lingered
remained
rested
stopped
waited
lived
lodged
sojourned
anticipated
paused
resided
stuck around
hung around
Verb
▲
Past tense for to issue, establish or apply as a charge, fine or penalty
charged
levied
imposed
exacted
billed
invoiced
asked
assessed
demanded
fined
laid
priced
set
collected
placed
put
putten
gathered
asked for
fixt a charge
fixed a price
asked in payment
sold for
fixed price at
Verb
▲
Past tense for to think about
contemplated
considered
pondered
chewed over
mulled over
revolved
cogitated
debated
deliberated
entertained
eyed
meditated
meditated on
perpended
questioned
ruminated
studied
thought about
turned
weighed
meditated over
reflected about
anticipated
cogitated about
cogitated on
dwelled on
envisioned
excogitated
kicked around
minded
mused
mused on
percolated
pictured
pored over
reflected
reflected on
ruminated about
ruminated on
ruminated upon
speculated
thought
wrestled with
brooded about
brooded on
deliberated over
puzzled over
weighed up
aspired to
cooled out
reflected upon
sized up
took in
taken in
thought of
thought over
brooded over
mused over
Noun
▲
A standard or pattern that is typical or expected
norm
average
normal
standard
par
predictable
rule
typical
unexceptional
usual
par for the course
to be expected
only to be expected
what one would expect
mean
median
middle
midpoint
golden mean
medium
centreUK
middle ground
centerUS
middle course
middle way
compromise
mid point
central point
balance
happy medium
interface
centrism
give and take
moderation
mid-range
centrality
intermediacy
juste milieu
via media
midst
midsection
bull's-eye
bull's eye
middle point
halfway point
more ❯
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