adjective
1.
characterized by expectation
an expectant crowd
Synonyms: anticipant, anticipative, anticipatory, atiptoe, expecting
Related Word: open-eyed, openmouthed; hopeful; eager; alert, watchful
Contrasted words: apathetic, indifferent, uninterested; unconcerned, unimpressed, unmoved
2.
Synonyms: pregnant 1, big, childing, enceinte, expecting, gone, gravid, heavy, parous, parturient
Idioms: anticipating a blessed event, waiting for the stork