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Nouns (6)

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, hope

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

Verbs (36)

lose

v. suffer the loss of a person through death or removal; "She lost her husband in the war"; "The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her"

lose

v. allow to go out of sight; "The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light"

lose, sweat off

v. lose weight by sweating; "I sweated off 3 pounds in the sauna"

lose, fail to win

v. fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war"

lose, fail to get

v. fail to get or obtain; "I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad"

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"

lose, misplace, mislay

v. place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I misplaced my eyeglasses"

lose, lose sight of, miss from one's possessions

v. miss from one's possessions; lose sight of; "I've lost my glasses again!"

lose, fail to keep, fail to maintain

v. fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense; "She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat"

lose, make a loss, lose money, fail to profit

v. fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit; "I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!"; "The company turned a loss after the first year"

drop off, lose, fall back, recede, fall behind

v. retreat

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (139)

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"

forfeit, render, give up, forgo, throw overboard, waive

v. lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime

grant, yield, concede, cede

v. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

dodge

v. move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course; "the pickpocket dodged through the crowd"

shake, agitate

v. move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"

fall, decrease, diminish, lessen

v. decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

drain, empty of liquid, drain the liquid from

v. empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; "We drained the oil tank"

drain, flow away, flow off

v. flow off or away gradually; "The water flowed off from the pipe"

drain, enfeeble, debilitate, make feeble

v. make weak; "Life in the camp drained him"

Synonyms (2)

sweat, perspire

v. excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin; "Exercise makes one sweat"

Antonyms (84)

despair

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

pessimism

n. the feeling that things will turn out badly

win

v. be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game"

lick, beat, bat, thrash, clobber, drub

v. beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"

beat, crush, defeat, trounce, vanquish, overcome, beat out

v. win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "She conquered here fear of mice"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"

recuperate, recover, convalesce, get better

v. get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating"

gain, win

v. win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"

get, acquire, get hold of

v. come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"

despair, abandon hope, lose hope

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

approach, set about, deal with, go about

v. begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"

find, regain

v. come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!"

get, acquire, get hold of

strike, come across, discover, come upon, light upon, happen upon, chance upon, chance on

v. find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"

locate, situate

v. determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey; "Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space"; "Locate the boundaries of the property"

locate, turn up, unearth

v. discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing"

keep, hold on to

v. retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"

hold, have, have got

v. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"

hold, reserve, retain

v. secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"

hold, retain, hold back, keep back

v. secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"

profit, make a profit

v. make a profit; gain money or materially; "The company has not profited from the merger"

break even

v. make neither profit nor loss

make, gain, clear, take in, realize, pull in, bring in, earn

v. earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"

advance, gain, win, get ahead, make headway, gain ground

v. obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"

go, get, become, come, come out

v. enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"

lose hope

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