Antonyms for counted upon

Grammar : Verb

Spell : kount

Phonetic Transcription : kaʊnt

Definition of counted upon

Origin : mid-14c., from Old French conter "add up," but also "tell a story," from Latin computare (see compute). Related: Counted; counting. Modern French differentiates compter "to count" and conter "to tell," but they are cognates.

verb depend on; rely

Example sentences :

What should a man remember then but those who counted upon him?
Extract from : « The House Under the Sea » by Sir Max Pemberton

You know it, and you counted upon my generosity to suggest it.
Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini

Lennon had counted upon this dread and uncertainty of the young Navaho.
Extract from : « Bloom of Cactus » by Robert Ames Bennet

But he had not counted upon the visit of the Carvels to Constantinople.
Extract from : « Paul Patoff » by F. Marion Crawford

The piece of news created the sensation that its imparter had counted upon.
Extract from : « The Shrieking Pit » by Arthur J. Rees

He had not counted upon this addition to the party, and was as scowling as she could have wished.
Extract from : « Jerry » by Jean Webster

He was only forty-six, and had, of course, counted upon more time.
Extract from : « O Pioneers! » by Willa Cather

She counted upon seeing him four weeks from the date of the cable.
Extract from : « Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 » by Various

A detailed exhibition of her emotions was all that she had counted upon.
Extract from : « A Room With A View » by E. M. Forster

They had not counted upon his muscles, which were as hard as boards.
Extract from : « The Later Cave-Men » by Katharine Elizabeth Dopp

Synonyms for counted upon

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