Antonyms for hope
hoʊphope

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. hope

   To anticipate may be either to take before in fact or to take before in thought; in the former sense it is allied with prevent; in the latter, with the synonyms above given. This is coming to be the prevalent and favorite use. We expect that which we have good reason to believe will happen; as, a boy expects to grow to manhood. We hope for that which we much desire and somewhat expect. We apprehend what we both expect and fear. Anticipate is commonly used now, like foretaste, of that which we expect both with confidence and pleasure. In this use it is a stronger word than hope, where often "the wish is father to the thought." I hope for a visit from my friend, tho I have no word from him; I expect it when he writes that he is coming; and as the time draws near I anticipate it with pleasure. Compare ABIDE; PREVENT.

   Antonyms:
   despair of, distrust, doubt, doubt, dread, fear, recall, recollect, remember

   Synonyms:
   anticipate, apprehend, expect, forecast, foretaste, look forward to

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. hope

   Antonyms:
   despair, despondency, distrust, disbelief, abandonment, abjuration

   Synonyms:
   anticipation, prospect, vision, longing, confidence, desire, expectation, trust

Matched Categories

1. • Anticipation
   • Comedian
   • Desire
   • Expectation
   • Feeling
   • Person

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.0 / 3 votes

1. hopenoun

   a specific instance of feeling hopeful

   "it revived their hope of winning the pennant"

   Antonyms:
   despair

   Synonyms:
   promise

2. hopenoun

   the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled

   "in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope"

   Antonyms:
   despair

   Synonyms:
   promise

3. promise, hopenoun

   grounds for feeling hopeful about the future

   "there is little or no promise that he will recover"

   Antonyms:
   despair

   Synonyms:
   promise

4. hopenoun

   someone (or something) on which expectations are centered

   "he was their best hope for a victory"

   Antonyms:
   despair

   Synonyms:
   promise

5. Hope, Bob Hope, Leslie Townes Hopenoun

   United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003)

   Antonyms:
   despair

   Synonyms:
   promise

6. hopeverb

   one of the three Christian virtues

   Antonyms:
   despair

   Synonyms:
   promise

7. hope, trust, desireverb

   expect and wish

   "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"

   Antonyms:
   despair

   Synonyms:
   rely, entrust, commit, believe, bank, intrust, go for, trust, desire, swear, confide, want

8. hopeverb

   be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes

   "I am still hoping that all will turn out well"

   Antonyms:
   despair

   Synonyms:
   trust, desire, go for

9. hope, go forverb

   intend with some possibility of fulfilment

   "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"

   Antonyms:
   despair

   Synonyms:
   try for, take to, fancy, consent, accept, go for, apply, trust, desire, hold

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. hopenoun

   Antonyms:
   despair, desperation, pessimism

   Synonyms:
   optimism, anticipation

How to use hope in a sentence?

1. President Biden:

   I think it's a big mistake, look, I hope everybody's realized by now, these masks make a difference. We are on the cusp of being able to fundamentally change the nature of this disease because of the way in which we're able to get vaccines in people's arms.

2. William Burck:

   As a Republican, I hope Judge Jackson will garner substantial bipartisan support because she deserves to be judged on her personal merits which overwhelmingly weigh in favor of confirmation, too often over the past several decades, Bidens Supreme Court nominations have descended into bitter partisan conflict and White House surrogates lose sight of the most important qualities in a jurist.

3. Frances Rodman:

   Courage is sometimes frail as hope is frail a fragile shoot between two stones that grows brave toward the sun though warmth and brightness fail, striving and faith the only strength it knows.

4. Nikolas Cruz:

   I hope you give me a chance to try to help others,” he said.

5. David Korsaks:

   It was almost disbelief and shock to see a whale where you would normally only see ducks and swans, my next thoughts were I hope it's ok and manages to swim free.

How to pronounce hope?

How to say hope in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency