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expect - 20 thesaurus results
Main Entry: expect
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: believe strongly; anticipate
Synonyms: apprehend, assume, await, bargain for, calculate, conjecture, contemplate, count on, divine, envisage, feel, figure, forecast, foresee, gather, hope, imagine, look, predict, presume, presuppose, reckon, sense, suppose, surmise, suspect, take, think, trust, understand, bargain on, be afraid, foreknow, hope for, in the cards, look ahead to, look for, look forward to, see coming, wait for, watch for
Main Entry: expect
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: want, wish
Synonyms: call for, count on, demand, exact, require, insist on, look for, rely upon
Main Entry: conjecture
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: speculate
Synonyms: assume, believe, conceive, conclude, deem, estimate, expect, fancy, feel*, figure, gather, glean, guess, imagine, infer, judge, presume, pretend, suppose, surmise, suspect, theorize, think, guesstimate, hazard a guess, hypothesize, take a shot, take a stab, take for granted
Antonyms: prove
Main Entry: deem
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: regard, consider
Synonyms: account, allow, appraise, assume, believe, calculate, conceive, conjecture, credit, divine, esteem, estimate, expect, feel, guess, hold, imagine, judge, know, presume, reckon, sense, suppose, surmise, suspect, think, understand, view, be afraid, daresay, set store by
Main Entry: enforce
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: put a rule, plan in force
Synonyms: accomplish, administer, apply, carry out, coerce, commandeer, compel, constrain, demand, dictate, discharge, drive, effect, egg on*, emphasize, exact, execute, exert, expect, extort, fortify, fulfill, goad, hound, impel, implement, impose, incite, invoke, lash, make, necessitate, oblige, perform, press, prosecute, reinforce, require, sanction, spur, strain, stress, strong-arm, support, urge, whip, wrest, administrate, crack down, dragoon, force upon, insist on, lean on, put into effect, put screws to
Antonyms: abandon, disregard, drop, forego, forget, neglect, overlook, give up
Main Entry: estimate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: guess, try to value
Synonyms: account, appraise, assay, assess, believe, budget, cast, cipher, class, classify, compute, conjecture, consider, count, decide, deduce, determine, enumerate, evaluate, examine, expect, figure, gauge, guess, judge, look into, number, outline, plan, predict, prophesy, rank, rate, reason, reckon, regard, scheme, sum, suppose, surmise, suspect, tax, think, calculate roughly, form opinion, guesstimate, look upon, run over, set a figure, size up*, think through*
Notes: estimate implies a calculation has been performed and it is on that basis that a judgment or valuation is being made, while estimation implies that an on-the-spot evaluation is being performed and that it is an opinion based on that evaluation; an estimate conveys a more reasoned or impersonal judgment than an estimation
Main Entry: fear
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: feel alarm; be scared of
Synonyms: anticipate, apprehend, avoid, blanch, cower, crouch, dread, expect, falter, flinch, foresee, fret, quail, quaver, shrink, shudder, shun, shy, start, suspect, tremble, wilt, worry, be afraid, be anxious, be apprehensive, be disquieted, be frightened, be in awe, break out in a sweat, dare not, feel concern, have butterflies, have qualms, lose courage
Antonyms: brave
Main Entry: foresee
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: anticipate, predict
Synonyms: apprehend, discern, divine, envisage, espy, expect, forebode, forecast, foretell, perceive, presage, prognosticate, prophesy, see, understand, visualize, call the turn, crystal ball it, dope out*, forefeel, foreknow, have a hunch, preknow, previse, prevision, psych out, see it coming
Main Entry: hope
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: long for, dream about
Synonyms: anticipate, aspire, assume, await, believe, cherish, contemplate, count on, desire, expect, foresee, hold, pray, presume, rely, suppose, surmise, suspect, sweat*, trust, wish, be sure of, deem likely, depend on, feel confident, hang in, have faith, keep fingers crossed, knock on wood, look at sunny side, look forward to, promise oneself, sweat it, sweat it out, take heart, think to, watch for
Antonyms: despair, disbelieve, fear
Main Entry: intend
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: have in mind; determine
Synonyms: aim, appoint, attempt, connote, contemplate, decree, dedicate, denote, design, designate, destine, devote, endeavor, essay, expect, express, import, indicate, mean, meditate, ordain, plan, plot, propose, purpose, reserve, resolve, scheme, signify, spell, strive, think, try, add up, aspire to, be determined, be resolved, figure on, have in mind, hope to, look forward, set apart, set aside
Main Entry: rely
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: have confidence in
Synonyms: await, bank, bet, build, calculate, commit, confide, count, depend, entrust, expect, hope, lean, look, reckon, swear by*, trust, be confident of, be sure of, believe in, bet bottom dollar on, gamble on, have faith in, lay money on, ride on coattails
Antonyms: distrust, doubt, be independent
Main Entry: suspect
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: distrust; guess
Synonyms: assume, believe, conceive, conclude, conjecture, consider, disbelieve, doubt, expect, feel, gather, hold, imagine, mistrust, presume, reckon, speculate, suppose, surmise, think, understand, wonder, be afraid, harbor suspicion, have a hunch, have doubt, have sneaking suspicion, hazard a guess, smell a rat, think probable
Antonyms: know, trust
Main Entry: wait
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: pause, rest
Synonyms: abide, anticipate, await, bide, bide one's time, cool it, dally, delay, expect, fill time, foresee, hang around*, hang onto your hat, hang out, hang*, hold back, hold everything, hold on, hold the phone, hole up*, keep shirt on, lie in wait, lie low, linger, look for, look forward to, mark time*, put on hold, remain, save it, sit tight*, sit up for, stall, stand by, stay, stay up for, stick around*, sweat it, tarry, watch
Antonyms: carry out, do, forge, forward, go, go ahead
Main Entry: wish
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: desire
Synonyms: aspire, beg, choose, command, covet, crave, desiderate, elect, entreat, envy, expect, fancy, hanker*, hope, hunger, invoke, itch, like, long, look forward to, need, order, please, pray for, prefer, request, set one's heart on, sigh for, solicit, spoil for, thirst, want, will, yearn, yen
Antonyms: dislike, hate
Main Entry: feel in one's bones
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: have a gut feeling
Synonyms: expect, perceive, predict, sense, feel deeply, have a feeling, have a funny feeling, have a hunch, have a sensation, just know
Main Entry: assume
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: believe, take for granted
Synonyms: accept, ascertain, conclude, conjecture, consider, deduce, deem, divine, estimate, expect, fall for, fancy, find, gather, guess, imagine, infer, judge, postulate, predicate, presume, presuppose, speculate, suppose, surmise, suspect, theorize, think, understand, be afraid, be inclined to think, count upon, get the idea, have a hunch, have sneaking suspicion, hypothesize, posit
Antonyms: doubt, not believe
Main Entry: conceive
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: understand
Synonyms: accept, appreciate, apprehend, assume, believe, catch, compass, comprehend, deem, dig, envisage, expect, fancy, feel, follow, gather, get, grasp, imagine, judge, perceive, realize, reckon, suppose, suspect, take, twig
Antonyms: misunderstand, not believe
Main Entry: contemplate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: think about seriously; plan
Synonyms: aim, consider, deliberate, design, envisage, excogitate, expect, foresee, intend, mean, mind, observe, percolate, ponder, propose, purpose, ruminate, speculate, study, take in, weigh, aspire to, brood over, chew over, cool out, kick around*, meditate on, mull over, muse over, perpend, reflect upon, size up, think of
Antonyms: discard, disregard, forget, neglect, scorn, slight
Main Entry: demand
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: ask strongly for something
Synonyms: abuse, appeal, apply, arrogate, badger, beg, beseech, besiege, bid, challenge, charge, cite, claim, coerce, command, compel, constrain, direct, enjoin, entreat, exact, expect, force, hit, implore, importune, inquire, interrogate, knock, nag, necessitate, oblige, order, pester, petition, postulate, pray, press, question, request, require, requisition, solicit, stipulate, summon, supplicate, tax, urge, clamor for, counterclaim, dun, hit up, impetrate, insist on, sue for, whistle for
Antonyms: give, grant, offer, reply
Main Entry: suppose
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: assume, guess
Synonyms: accept, admit, brainstorm, calculate, conjecture, cook up*, deem, divine, dream, estimate, expect, figure, grant, imagine, infer, judge, opine, predicate, presume, presuppose, pretend, spark, speculate, surmise, suspect, take, theorize, think, understand, dare-say, go out on a limb, guesstimate, hazard a guess, hypothesize, posit, take for granted
Antonyms: calculate, know, measure
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