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| Main Entry: | hoping |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | believing |
| Synonyms: | assuming, expecting, trusting, wishing, anticipating, looking forward |
| Main Entry: | hope |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | long for, dream about |
| Synonyms: | anticipate, aspire, assume, await, believe, cherish, contemplate, count on, desire, expect, foresee, hold, pray, presume, rely, suppose, surmise, suspect, sweat*, trust, wish, be sure of, deem likely, depend on, feel confident, hang in, have faith, keep fingers crossed, knock on wood, look at sunny side, look forward to, promise oneself, sweat it, sweat it out, take heart, think to, watch for |
| Antonyms: | despair, disbelieve, fear |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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| Main Entry: | optimistic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | believing positively |
| Synonyms: | Utopian, assured, bright, buoyant, cheerful, cheering, confident, encouraged, expectant, happy, high, hopeful, hoping, idealistic, merry, on cloud nine*, positive, promising, rosy, sanguine, sunny*, trusting, upbeat, keeping the faith, on top of world, ray of sunshine, rose-colored |
| Notes: | hopeful means having or inspiring hope; optimistic means expecting the best |
| Antonyms: | dejected, depressed, doubtful, gloomy, hopeless, pessimistic, sorrowful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | starry-eyed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unrealistic |
| Synonyms: | dreaming, half-baked*, hoping, impossible, improbable, on cloud nine*, optimistic, romantic, silly, ivory-tower, nonrealistic, not sensible |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | expectant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | anticipating |
| Synonyms: | alert, anxious, apprehensive, awaiting, breathless, eager, expecting, hopeful, hoping, on edge*, prepared, raring*, ready, vigilant, watchful, anticipative, in suspense, looking for, on tenterhooks, waiting, waiting on, with bated breath |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hopeful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | optimistic, expectant |
| Synonyms: | assured, blithe, buoyant, calm, cheerful, comfortable, confident, content, eager, elated, enthusiastic, expecting, faithful, high, hoping, lighthearted, rosy*, sanguine, satisfied, serene, trusting, unflagging, upbeat, anticipating, anticipative, at ease, emboldened, forward-looking, inspirited, keeping the faith, looking forward to, reassured, rose-colored, trustful |
| Antonyms: | despairing, despondent, discouraged, fearful, gloomy, hopeless, low, pessimistic, sad |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | await |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | wait with expectation |
| Synonyms: | anticipate, attend, be prepared for, be ready for, cool one's heels, count on, hang around*, hang in, hang out*, hope, look for, look forward to, stay, sweat it out, sweat* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | count |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | consider, deem |
| Synonyms: | await, esteem, expect, hope, impute, judge, look, rate, regard, think, look upon |
| Antonyms: | disregard, ignore |
| Main Entry: | count |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | include |
| Synonyms: | await, expect, hope, look, take into account, number among, take into consideration |
| Antonyms: | exclude |
| Main Entry: | expect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | believe strongly; anticipate |
| Synonyms: | apprehend, assume, await, bargain for, calculate, conjecture, contemplate, count on, divine, envisage, feel, figure, forecast, foresee, gather, hope, imagine, look, predict, presume, presuppose, reckon, sense, suppose, surmise, suspect, take, think, trust, understand, bargain on, be afraid, foreknow, hope for, in the cards, look ahead to, look for, look forward to, see coming, wait for, watch for |
| Main Entry: | look |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | expect, anticipate |
| Synonyms: | await, count on, divine, forecast, foretell, hope, hunt, search, seek, reckon on |
| Main Entry: | rely |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have confidence in |
| Synonyms: | await, bank, bet, build, calculate, commit, confide, count, depend, entrust, expect, hope, lean, look, reckon, swear by*, trust, be confident of, be sure of, believe in, bet bottom dollar on, gamble on, have faith in, lay money on, ride on coattails |
| Antonyms: | distrust, doubt, be independent |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | trust |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | believe, place confidence in |
| Synonyms: | accredit, assume, bank on, count on, expect, hope, imagine, presume, suppose, surmise, swear by, take, be convinced, bet bottom dollar on, bet on, build on, calculate on, confide in, depend on, gamble on, have faith in, lay money on, lean on, look to, place confidence in, place trust in, reckon on, rely upon, take at face value, think likely |
| Antonyms: | disbelieve, distrust, mistrust |
| Main Entry: | wish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | desire |
| Synonyms: | aspire, beg, choose, command, covet, crave, desiderate, elect, entreat, envy, expect, fancy, hanker*, hope, hunger, invoke, itch, like, long, look forward to, need, order, please, pray for, prefer, request, set one's heart on, sigh for, solicit, spoil for, thirst, want, will, yearn, yen |
| Antonyms: | dislike, hate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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| Main Entry: | hopeful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
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Adjectives: |
hopeful, auspicious, bright, buoyant, buoyed up, cheering, confident, elated, encouraging, enthusiastic, exempt from despair, exempt from distrust, exempt from fear, exempt from suspicion, exultant, fearless, flushed, free from despair, free from distrust, free from fear, free from suspicion, full of promise, hoping, in good heart, in hopes, inspiriting, looking up, of good omen, of promise, on the highroad to, panglossian, probable, promising, propitious, reassuring, rose-colored, roseate, sanguine, secure, self-reliant, undespairing, unsuspecting, unsuspicious, utopian, within sight of land, within sight of shore
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