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| Main Entry: | expecting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pregnant |
| Synonyms: | expectant, carrying, in a family way, with child |
| 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: | self-assured |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | self-confident |
| Synonyms: | assured, believing, bold, brave, cocksure*, cocky, confident, courageous, expectant, expecting, fearless, overconfident, positive, secure, sure, unafraid, full of oneself, puffed up, sure of oneself |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hoping |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | believing |
| Synonyms: | assuming, expecting, trusting, wishing, anticipating, looking forward |
| Main Entry: | family way |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | being pregnant |
| Synonyms: | expecting, pregnant, carrying a child, gravid, with child |
| Main Entry: | in the family way |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pregnant |
| Synonyms: | expecting, anticipating, carrying, gestating, heavy with child, knocked-up, with child |
| Main Entry: | confident |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | certain, assured |
| Synonyms: | bold, brave, cocksure, convinced, courageous, dauntless, depending on, expectant, expecting, fearless, high*, hopeful, intrepid, positive, presuming, presumptuous, pushy, sanguine, satisfied, secure, self-assured, self-reliant, self-sufficient, sure, trusting, unafraid, undaunted, upbeat, uppity*, valiant, bet on, counting on, having faith in, puffed up, racked |
| Antonyms: | uncertain, unsure |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | expectant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | anticipating |
| Synonyms: | alert, anxious, apprehensive, awaiting, breathless, eager, expecting, hopeful, hoping, on edge*, prepared, raring*, ready, vigilant, watchful, anticipative, in suspense, looking for, on tenterhooks, waiting, waiting on, with bated breath |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hopeful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | optimistic, expectant |
| Synonyms: | assured, blithe, buoyant, calm, cheerful, comfortable, confident, content, eager, elated, enthusiastic, expecting, faithful, high, hoping, lighthearted, rosy*, sanguine, satisfied, serene, trusting, unflagging, upbeat, anticipating, anticipative, at ease, emboldened, forward-looking, inspirited, keeping the faith, looking forward to, reassured, rose-colored, trustful |
| Notes: | hopeful means having or inspiring hope; optimistic means expecting the best |
| Antonyms: | despairing, despondent, discouraged, fearful, gloomy, hopeless, low, pessimistic, sad |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pregnant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | carrying developing offspring within the body |
| Synonyms: | abundant, enceinte, expectant, expecting*, fecund, fertile, fraught, fruitful, heavy, hopeful, productive, prolific, replete, teeming, anticipating, carrying a child, gestating, gravid, in family way, parous, parturient, preggers, with child |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | expectant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | preparing to give birth |
| Synonyms: | enceinte, expecting, pregnant, gravid, parturient, with child |
| Main Entry: | abide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop temporarily and wait for |
| Synonyms: | anticipate, bide, expect, linger, pause, remain, rest, sojourn, stay, stop, tarry, wait, stick around* |
| Antonyms: | carry on, continue, go, move |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | believe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assume or suppose |
| Synonyms: | conjecture, consider, credit, deem, expect, feel, gather, guess, hold, imagine, judge, maintain, postulate, presume, reckon, sense, speculate, suppose, suspect, take, think, understand |
| 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: | 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cost |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | harm; exact a penalty |
| Synonyms: | expect, hurt, infuriate, lose, necessitate, obligate, require, do disservice to |
| Main Entry: | count |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | consider, deem |
| Synonyms: | await, esteem, expect, hope, impute, judge, look, rate, regard, think, look upon |
| Antonyms: | disregard, ignore |
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