awaited

Examples

• All

• So today is our long-awaited gender reveal.

  Emily Norris

• Second, the question is, in what month of this year did the long-awaited Friends reunion happen?

• It's been a long-awaited arrival, but we got it.

• Please help me welcome my guest tonight, the long-awaited episode with Ashley.

  Alannized

• This is a a long-awaited and planned trip to the homeland of Scotland.

  Ear Biscuits

• All right, so today we have the long-awaited makeup brush video.

• I'm KBHD here and welcome to the long-awaited setup tour video.

• A Long-Awaited Apology

  Academic text (1998)

• After months of anticipation, the long-awaited concert finally took place last night.

• The team celebrated their long-awaited victory after years of hard work and dedication.

Synonyms

E

expected

vsawaited

654 1.2

Likely to happen or be true

is more emotionally positive and experienced with eager hope

W

wished-for

vsawaited

156 4.2

Wanted very much and hoped for

expresses expectation mixed with excitement rather than pure desire

H

hoped-for

vsawaited

152 3.5

Wanted or expected because people want a good result

is felt with stronger excitement and eager expectation

D

desired

vsawaited

97 2.5

Something that people want very much

carries hopeful expectation and excited anticipation rather than mere wanting

A

anticipated

vsawaited

77 3.7

Likely to happen soon and making people feel excited

is more emotionally eager and excited than a neutral likelihood

L

longed-for

vsawaited

65 5.5

A thing people want and hope for after many years

expresses imminent expectation and excitement rather than prolonged wanting

Y

yearned-for

vsawaited

46 6.0

Wanted very much for a long time

expresses hopeful expectation and forward anticipation instead of longing

Antonyms

U

unexpected

394 2.5

Happening without warning

How Expected

awaited

36 2.2

expected

654 1.2

possible

∞ 1.0

unexpected

394 2.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology