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Nouns (5)

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

promise

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

Verbs (7)

expect, go for

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

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, expect

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

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (112)

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"

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"

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"

Synonyms (0)

Antonyms (5)

despair

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

pessimism

n. the feeling that things will turn out badly

despair, abandon hope, lose hope

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

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