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looked-for
adjective as in expected
adjective as in prospective
adjective as in natural
Strong matches
Example Sentences
The first two didn’t bring the athleticism to the position that Gafford could and the team suddenly had a big man who played above the rim and grew into a looked-for option by Westbrook.
That gave Israel a looked-for pretext to launch a pre-planned assault on Iranian facilities all across Syria.
"We have funneled our kids into a particular educational model that I don't think will ever produce the looked-for results."
A little later the looked-for message came instructing Captain Manning to engage Howland as Bert’s deputy during the voyage.
The weeks and months and almost the years—for one had fully gone, and the second since Clodagh's arrival on this side of the water was well on its way—passed, and then one day came little looked-for tidings.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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