Expected and Happy

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Expected

Expected adjective - Being in accordance with the prescribed, normal, or logical course of events.
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Happy is an antonym for expected.
Nearby Words: expectation, expecting, expectance, expectable

Happy

Happy adjective - Coming or happening by good luck especially unexpectedly.
Usage example: a happy discovery, finding the letter that would prove her innocence
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Expected is an antonym for happy.
Nearby Words: happiness, happily
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  • Literature / Cloud Atlas Residents are expected to pretend to be happy with their "new life." Sonmi and her fabricant sisters are engineered to be happy in slavery.
    Source: Literature / Cloud Atlas
  • This story is a major Tear Jerker as it goes on, and you won't get the happy ending expected.
    Source: Fanfic Recs / Durarara!!
  • Synopsis: In a world where most people get a soulmate, happy endings are expected.
    Source: Fanfic Recs / Descendants
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