expected

/ɪkˈspɛk.tɪd/adj

High School

Anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur.

Thesaurus

Antonyms

surprising unexpected unlikely

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

elected erected detected directed injected objected collected corrected dissected inflected

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

ear eat eba eby eck eco eda ede edi edo

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

acm aer afl air aix any ary bec bed beg

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

pdf phd dapp deep ipod nypd pads pled sped adopt

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