Word Meanings - EXPECTANT - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Waiting in expectation; looking for;

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of EXPECTANT)

• Watchful
• Vigilant
• expectant
• wakeful
• heedful
• careful
• observant
• attentive
• circumspect
• wary
• cautious

Related words: (words related to EXPECTANT)

• CIRCUMSPECTNESS
  Vigilance un guarding against evil from every quarter; caution. forces circumspectness on those abroad, who at home are nursed in security. Sir H. Wotton.
• OBSERVANTLY
  In an observant manner.
• CAREFULLY
  In a careful manner.
• WATCHFUL
  Full of watch; vigilant; attentive; careful to observe closely; observant; cautious; -- with of before the thing to be regulated or guarded; as, to be watchful of one's behavior; and with against before the thing to be avoided; as, to be watchful
• OBSERVANTINE
  One of a branch of the Order of Franciscans, who profess to adhere more strictly than the Conventuals to the intention of the founder, especially as to poverty; -- called also Observants.
• CAUTIOUSNESS
  The quality of being cautious.
• CIRCUMSPECTIVE
  Looking around everi way; cautious; careful of consequences; watchful of danger. "Circumspective eyes." Pope.
• VIGILANTLY
  In a vigilant manner.
• EXPECTANT
  Waiting in expectation; looking for;
• CAREFULNESS
  Quality or state of being careful.
• CIRCUMSPECT
  Attentive to all the circustances of a case or the probable consequences of an action; cautious; prudent; wary. Syn. -- See Cautious. (more info) look about one's self, to observe; circum + spicere, specere, to
• CAUTIOUS
  Attentive to examine probable effects and consequences of acts with a view to avoid danger or misfortune; prudent; circumspect; wary; watchful; as, a cautious general. Cautious feeling for another's pain. Byron. Be swift to hear; but cautious of
• VIGILANT
  Attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary. "Be sober, be vigilant." 1 Pet. v. 8. Sirs, take your places, and be vigilant. Shak.
• CAREFUL
  1. Full of care; anxious; solicitous Be careful for nothing. Phil. iv. 6. The careful plowman doubting stands. Milton. 2. Filling with care or colicitube; exposing to concern, anxiety, or trouble; painful. The careful cold beinneth for to creep.
• CAUTIOUSLY
  In a cautious manner.
• CIRCUMSPECTLY
  In a circumspect manner; cautiously; warily.
• WAKEFUL
  Not sleeping; indisposed to sleep; watchful; vigilant. Dissembling sleep, but wakeful with the fright. Dryden. -- Wake"ful*ly, adv. -- Wake"ful*ness, n.
• CIRCUMSPECTION
  Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; caution; watchfulness. With silent circumspection, unespied. Milton. Syn. -- Caution; prudence; watchfulness; deliberation; thoughtfulness; wariness; forecast.
• HEEDFUL
  Full of heed; regarding with care; cautious; circumspect; attentive; vigilant. Shak. -- Heed"ful*ly, adv. -- Heed"ful*ness, n.
• ATTENTIVE
  1. Heedful; intent; observant; regarding with care or attention. Note: Attentive is applied to the senses of hearing and seeing, as, an attentive ear or eye; to the application of the mind, as in contemplation; or to the application of the mind,
• INCAUTIOUS
  Not cautious; not circumspect; not attending to the circumstances on which safety and interest depend; heedless; careless; as, an incautious step; an incautious remark. You . . . incautious tread On fire with faithless embers overspread. Francis.
• INATTENTIVE
  Not attentive; not fixing the mind on an object; heedless; careless; negligent; regardless; as, an inattentive spectator or hearer; an inattentive habit. I. Watts. Syn. -- Careless; heedless; regardless; thoughtless; negligent; remiss; inadvertent.
• OVERCAREFUL
  Too careful. Shak.
• INCIRCUMSPECT
  Not circumspect; heedless; careless; reckless; impolitic. Tyndale.
• UNCAUTIOUSLY
  Incautiously.
• INEXPECTANT
  Not expectant. C. Bronté.
• PRECAUTIOUS
  Taking or using precaution; precautionary. -- Pre*cau"tious*ly, adv. -- Pre*cau"*tious*ness, n.