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. Emily Elizabeth Dickinson:

   Hope is the thing with feathers -- that perches in the soul -- and sings the tune without words -- and never stops, at all.

2. Trevor Reed in a CNN:

   And a lot of people are not going to like what I'm gon na say about this, but I kind of viewed their -- having hope as being a weakness, so I did not wan na have that hope of, like, me, you know, being released somehow and then have that taken from me.

3. Andrew Tabler:

   They think that Assad's immediate departure would lead to a collapse of the regime. Washington also sees a rapid collapse of the regime as something that would be a boon for ISIS. They are in a conundrum: if Assad goes right away, it would help ISIS, but if he doesn't go at all, you have no hope of putting the pieces of Syria back together again, this recent outburst of diplomacy is because everyone was becoming concerned, and rightfully so. But the results of that process were remarkably poor. They seem to cement the earlier political positions of the region when it comes to Syria.

4. Haim Korsia:

   I hope that we will again be able to say we are happy to be Jews in France, i hope that at the end of the day everyone is united. Everyone, Muslims, Jews, Christians, Buddhists.

5. Biden TransitionBiden:

   It's my expectation and hope that the Senate will move to confirm these nominees promptly and fairly. It's especially the case for the nominees secretary of state, defense, treasury, Homeland Security, given what our country's been through the last four years, the last few days, given the threats and the risks of this world, they should be confirmed as close to January 20 as possible.

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