Synonyms & related words for expectant

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of expectant — including anticipative, anticipant, gravid, expecting, anticipating, awaiting. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to expectant

Explore words related to expectant — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include expectantly, enceinte, pregnant, expectancy, gestating, anxiously, nonpregnant, anticipation. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for expectant

Common synonyms for expectant include anticipative, anticipant, gravid, expecting, anticipating, awaiting, waiting, anxious — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does expectant come from?

The word expectant breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: ex-, from Latin ex (“out, forth”); and -spect, from Latin specio (“look, watch”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.