expectant as an adjective: - 1
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expectant
adjective
1 expectant
Marked by eager anticipation:
— An expectant hush.
synonyms: anticipant, anticipative.
Roget 507:
expectant;
expecting
etc.
v.;
in expectation
etc.
n.;
on the watch
etc.
(vigilant)
459;
open-eyed,
open-mouthed,
in wide-eyed anticipation;
agape,
gaping,
all agog;
on tenterhooks,
on tiptoe,
on the tiptoe of expectation;
aux aguets†;
ready;
curious
etc.
455;
looking forward to.
expected
etc.
v.;
long expected,
foreseen;
in prospect
etc.
n.;
prospective;
in one's eye,
in one's view,
in the horizon,
on the horizon,
just over the horizon,
just around the corner,
around the corner;
impending
etc.
(destiny)
152.
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2 expectant
Moby thesaurus: agape, agog, alert, all agog, anticipant, anticipating, anticipative, anticipatory, anxious, apprehensive, aspiring, assured, atiptoe, awaiting, big, certain, confident, eager, expecting, fond, forearmed, forestalling, forewarned, full of hope, gaping, gone, gravid, heavy, hopeful, hoping, in anticipation, in expectation, in good heart, in hopes, looking, looking for, looking forward to, not surprised, of good cheer, of good hope, open-eyed, openmouthed, optimistic, parturient, prepared, ready, sanguine, sure, undespairing, unsurprised, waiting, waiting for, watchful, watching for, with bated breath ... show more.
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