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Nouns (11)

hope

n. a specific instance of feeling hopeful; "it revived their hope of winning the pennant"

hope

n. the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled; "in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope"

hope

n. someone (or something) on which expectations are centered; "he was their best hope for a victory"

Hope

n. a kind of programming language

abandon, wildness

n. a feeling of extreme emotional intensity; "the wildness of his anger"

promise, hope

n. grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; "there is little or no promise that he will recover"

wantonness, abandon, unconstraint

n. the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon"

Verbs (23)

abandon

v. forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot"

abandon, give up

v. stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations"

abandon, give up

v. give up with the intent of never claiming again; "Abandon your life to God"; "She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti"; "We gave the drowning victim up for dead"

empty, abandon, vacate

v. leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"

hope, expect, go for

v. intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"

hope, be hopeful, have hopes

v. be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes; "I am still hoping that all will turn out well"

trust, desire, hope, expect

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

lurch, abandon, desert, desolate, forsake

v. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"

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Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (211)

longing, yearning

n. prolonged unfulfilled desire or need

persuasion, view, opinion, thought, sentiment

n. a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"

doctrine, philosophy, ism, school of thought

n. a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

conviction, strong belief

n. an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

prospect, outlook, expectation

n. belief about (or mental picture of) the future

confidence

n. a feeling of trust (in someone or something); "I have confidence in our team"; "confidence is always borrowed, never owned"

creed, credo

n. any system of principles or beliefs

belief, dogma, tenet

n. a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof

denomination

n. a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith

fondness, fancy, partiality

n. a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey"

impulse, whim, caprice, vagary

n. a sudden desire; "he bought it on an impulse"

ambition, aspiration, dream

n. a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business"

wish, wishing, want

n. a specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire"

recklessness, foolhardiness, rashness

n. the trait of giving little thought to danger

confidence

n. a feeling of trust (in someone or something); "I have confidence in our team"; "confidence is always borrowed, never owned"

potency, potentiality, potential

n. the inherent capacity for coming into being

belief

n. any cognitive content held as true

faith, religion, religious belief

n. a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"

trust, faith

n. complete confidence in a person or plan etc; "he cherished the faith of a good woman"; "the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust"

recklessness, foolhardiness, rashness

n. the trait of giving little thought to danger

wildness

n. an intractably barbarous or uncultivated state of nature

drop, knock off

v. stop pursuing or acting; "drop a lawsuit"; "knock it off!"

abandon, give up

v. give up with the intent of never claiming again; "Abandon your life to God"; "She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti"; "We gave the drowning victim up for dead"

give up, resign, renounce, vacate

v. leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"

drop, knock off

v. stop pursuing or acting; "drop a lawsuit"; "knock it off!"

abandon, give up

v. stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations"

step down, quit, leave office

v. give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal"

apostatize, apostatise, tergiversate

v. abandon one's beliefs or allegiances

defect, desert

v. desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army; "If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot"

lurch, abandon, desert, desolate, forsake

v. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"

go, go away, depart, travel away

v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"

emigrate, leave a country

v. leave one's country of residence for a new one; "Many people had to emigrate during the Nazi period"

move, change residence

v. change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another"

defect, desert

v. desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army; "If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot"

lurch, abandon, desert, desolate, forsake

v. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"

settle, locate, relocate, take up residence

v. take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"

resettle, settle anew

v. settle in a new place; "The immigrants had to resettle"

clear, unclutter, rid of obstructions, remove obstructions from

v. rid of obstructions; "Clear your desk"

evacuate

v. move people from their homes or country

trust, desire, hope, expect

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

look, wait, expect, await, look forward to, wait for

v. look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"

anticipate, foreknow, foresee

v. realize beforehand

counter, anticipate, foresee, forestall

v. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

expect, anticipate

v. regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"

think, mean, intend

v. have in mind as a purpose; "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night"

study, meditate, contemplate

v. think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study"

mull, meditate, ponder, contemplate, muse, reflect, ruminate, speculate, chew over, mull over, think over

v. reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"

foresee, envision

v. picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him as President"

figure, project, image, picture, fancy, see, visualize, envision

v. imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy"

hope, expect, go for

v. intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"

look, wait, expect, await, look forward to, wait for

v. look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"

anticipate, foreknow, foresee

v. realize beforehand

counter, anticipate, foresee, forestall

v. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

expect, anticipate

v. regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"

think, believe

v. judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior"

defect, desert

v. desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army; "If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot"

empty, abandon, vacate

v. leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"

drop

v. change from one level to another; "She dropped into army jargon"

leave, depart

v. remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes"

throw, cast, drop, shed, cast off, throw away, shake off, throw off

v. get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"

renounce, turn away from, quit, relinquish, foreswear

v. turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"

disinherit, disown

v. prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting

abjure, recant, forswear, retract

v. formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"

apostatize, apostatise, tergiversate

v. abandon one's beliefs or allegiances

abandon, give up

v. give up with the intent of never claiming again; "Abandon your life to God"; "She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti"; "We gave the drowning victim up for dead"

shun, eschew

v. avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

predate, antedate, precede, forego, antecede

v. be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"

swear off, promise to abstain from

v. promise to abstain from; "I have sworn off cigarettes altogether"

Synonyms (0)

Antonyms (21)

despair

n. the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well

pessimism

n. the feeling that things will turn out badly

control, restraint

n. discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself"

preserve, continue, bear on, carry on, uphold

v. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"

preserve, continue, bear on, carry on, uphold

v. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"

despair, abandon hope, lose hope

v. abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart; "Don't despair--help is on the way!"

stick, cling, adhere, cohere

v. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"

abandon hope

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