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hoʊphope

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English Synonyms and Antonyms4.0 / 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.

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

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 2 votes

  1. hope

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

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

Princeton's WordNet2.0 / 3 votes

  1. hopenoun

    a specific instance of feeling hopeful

    "it revived their hope of winning the pennant"

    Synonyms:
    promise

    Antonyms:
    despair

  2. hopenoun

    the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled

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

    Synonyms:
    promise

    Antonyms:
    despair

  3. promise, hopenoun

    grounds for feeling hopeful about the future

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

    Synonyms:
    promise

    Antonyms:
    despair

  4. hopenoun

    someone (or something) on which expectations are centered

    "he was their best hope for a victory"

    Synonyms:
    promise

    Antonyms:
    despair

  5. Hope, Bob Hope, Leslie Townes Hopenoun

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

    Synonyms:
    promise

    Antonyms:
    despair

  6. hopeverb

    one of the three Christian virtues

    Synonyms:
    promise

    Antonyms:
    despair

  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"

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

    Antonyms:
    despair

  8. hopeverb

    be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes

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

    Synonyms:
    trust, desire, go for

    Antonyms:
    despair

  9. hope, go forverb

    intend with some possibility of fulfilment

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

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

    Antonyms:
    despair

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. asha

    Submitted by rinat on August 7, 2019  
  2. mugi

    mugi means hope in javeneese

    Submitted by rinat on August 26, 2019  
  3. pray

    Submitted by anonymous on September 1, 2020  

Dictionary of English Synonymes5.0 / 1 vote

  1. hopenoun

    Synonyms:
    trust, confidence, faith

  2. hopenoun

    Synonyms:
    expectation (of something agreeable), expectance, anticipation

  3. hopenoun

    Synonyms:
    reliance, dependence, ground of confidence

  4. hopeverb

    Synonyms:
    expect (something agreeable), long for, hope for

  5. hopeverb

    Synonyms:
    trust, expect, believe, indulge or entertain a hope, feel confident, rest assured, flatter one's self, be in hopes, live in hopes, look on the bright side

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words5.0 / 1 vote

  1. hopenoun

    Synonyms:
    optimism, anticipation

    Antonyms:
    despair, desperation, pessimism

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How to use hope in a sentence?

  1. Brenda Claymont:

    It's important, if we don't extend what we cherish to our children and grandchildren, even great-grandchildren in my case, then there's no doubt in my mind that society as we know it will be lost. We're seeing what's happening, and these kids are our hope.

  2. Todd Peter Levine:

    When you choose to stay present, what you’re able to build with hope can be amazing.”

  3. Margaret Atwood:

    Remember the first one? Atwood said referring to Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. Two guys fly a plane in the middle of something and blow that up? The only difference is, in‘Star Wars,’ they get away, right after 9/11, they hired a bunch of Hollywood screenwriters to tell them how the story might go next. Sci-fi writers are very good at this stuff, anticipating future events. They don’t all come true, but there are interesting ‘what if’ scenarios.

  4. Cindy Warmbier:

    Our hope is that The Warmbiers's coming home. There seems to be a tension now placed on things that were ignored before, so I can't imagine this isn't good for our country, but more importantly, good for Otto, he's a 22-year-old college student who has never been in trouble. This seems to be bigger than anything he was accused of doing.

  5. Danny Willett:

    Words can't describe it, you hope that when you win you have a bit of breathing space coming to the last. I've only won one before and it was a five-hole play-off so it was a bit more nerve-wracking, we stuck to our game-plan, we said we were going to go aggressive and see if we could shoot another low score and put it out of reach for the other players. Luckily we did and it was a really good win.


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