expectedly

Examples

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• Expectedly, female students in all four cultures showed higher sexual assertiveness and risk avoidance than their male counterparts, who showed higher social assertiveness cross-culturally.

  Academic text (2005)

• Lumia 900 was released in Q2, which is generally a dull quarter, so sales were expectedly low.

  Blog text (32)

• The final Twilight film got off to an expectedly huge start at the box office on Friday.

  Blog text (16)

• Expectedly, older adults with diabetes consume more health care resources.

  Academic text (2007)

• Sadly, and expectedly, this wasn't terribly well received.

  Blog text (11)

• Expectedly, we found that continuing students were more likely to graduate in 2 years than first-time freshmen.

  Academic text (2013)

• Expectedly, the conformist states took unprecedented measures to restrain Doe's deadly youthful exuberance.

  Academic text (1990)

• The results were expectedly better than last year's performance, which surprised everyone.

• In the competition, the team performed expectedly well, continuing their winning streak.

• The movie was expectedly thrilling, keeping the audience engaged throughout.

Synonyms

N

naturally

vsexpectedly

294 1.0

As expected, without surprise

is about being likely rather than strictly logical

I

inevitably

vsexpectedly

181 4.0

You cannot avoid it

is about being likely rather than absolutely unavoidable

P

predictably

vsexpectedly

31 3.4

In a way people expect

is more about being likely than only seen beforehand

U

unsurprisingly

vsexpectedly

19 3.7

In a way people expect to happen

is about being likely rather than simply causing no surprise

E

expectably

vsexpectedly

3.9

In a way people thought would happen

means the same but is a different word form

Antonyms

U

unexpectedly

99 2.3

Happening without any warning

How Predictable

inevitably

181 4.0

expectedly

1 3.5

possibly

∞ 1.0

surprisingly

272 2.5

unexpectedly

99 2.3

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