Expected
Expected adjective - Being in accordance with the prescribed, normal, or logical course of events.
Precocious is an antonym for expected.
Precocious
Precocious adjective - Occurring before the usual or expected time.
Usage example: a precocious baldness makes him look older than he really is
Expected is an antonym for precocious.
Nearby Words: precocity, precociously
Both words in one sentence
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Wilbur the Cat from "Bosko's Parlor Pranks" is pretty precocious and impatient to Bosko too, but that's to be expected from a kid his age.
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Precocious and Expected. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/expected/precocious
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Precocious or Expected. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/expected/precocious.
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