Expected and Haunting

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Expected adjective - Being in accordance with the prescribed, normal, or logical course of events.

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Haunting is an antonym for expected.

Haunting adjective - Fearfully and mysteriously strange or fantastic.

Usage example: the haunting tones of the Highland bagpipes

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Expected is an antonym for haunting.

Nearby Words: haunt, haunted, haunter

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