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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | plan on |
| Synonyms: | aim, anticipate, assume, bank on, build, count on, depend on, design, intend, judge, plan, reckon, rely on, suppose, think likely, trust |
| Main Entry: | reckon |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | suppose, imagine |
| Synonyms: | assume, bank on, bargain for, be of the opinion, believe, build on, conjecture, count on, depend on, expect, fancy, gather, guess, plan on, rely on, surmise, suspect, take, think, trust in, understand |
| Antonyms: | disbelieve |
| Main Entry: | swear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | declare under oath |
| Synonyms: | affirm, assert, attest, avow, covenant, cross one's heart, depend on, depose, give one's word, give witness, have confidence in, maintain, make an affidavit, pledge oneself, plight, promise, rely on, say so, state, state under oath, swear by, swear to God, swear up and down, take an oath, testify, trust, vouch, vow, warrant |
| Main Entry: | trust |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | believe, place confidence in |
| Synonyms: | accredit, assume, bank on, be convinced, bet bottom dollar on, bet on, build on, calculate on, confide in, count on, depend on, expect, gamble on, have faith in, hope, imagine, lay money on, lean on, look to, place confidence in, place trust in, presume, reckon on, rely upon, suppose, surmise, swear by, take, take at face value, think likely |
| Antonyms: | disbelieve, distrust, mistrust |
| Main Entry: | base on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | establish |
| Synonyms: | build, depend on, form on, found on, hinge on, place on, rest on, stand on |
| Main Entry: | count on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | rely |
| Synonyms: | aim for, bank on, bargain for, believe, believe in, bet on, count upon, depend on, expect from, heed, lean on, plan on, reckon on, rest on, score, stake on, swear by, tab, trust |
| Antonyms: | disbelieve, distrust, doubt, mistrust, not expect |
| Main Entry: | hinge on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | depend |
| Synonyms: | be at mercy of, be based on, be conditioned, be connected with, be determined by, be in control of, be in the power of, be subject to, be subordinate to, bottom, depend on, found, ground, hang, hang in suspense, hang on, hang upon, pend, re, rest, rest on |
| Main Entry: | rely on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | depend |
| Synonyms: | bank on, believe in, bet bottom dollar on, bet on, build upon, calculate on, confide in, count on, depend on, gamble on, lay money on, lean on, reckon on, trust, trust in, turn to |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Concept: | Hope. |
| Category: | 3. Prospective Affections |
| Synonyms: |
-verbs
hope, trust, confide, rely on, put one's trust in; lean upon; pin one's hope upon, pin one's faith upon (believe) [more]., feel hope, entertain hope, harbor hope, indulge hope, cherish hope, feed hope, foster hope, nourish hope, encourage hope, cling to hope, live in hope; see land; feel assured, rest assured, feel confident, rest confident, presume; promise oneself; expect (look forward to)., hope for (desire); anticipate., be hopeful; look on the bright side of, view on the sunny side, voir en couleur de rose, make the best of it, hope for the best; put a good face upon, put a bold face upon, put the best face upon; keep one's spirits up; take heart, take heart of grace; be of good heart, be of good cheer; flatter oneself, "lay the flattering unction to one's soul" [Hamlet], catch at a straw, hope against hope, reckon one's chickens before they are hatched., give hope, inspire hope, raise hope, hold out hope; promise, bid fair, augur well, be in a fair way, look up, flatter, tell a flattering tale; raise expectations; encourage, cheer, assure, reassure, buoy up, embolden.
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| Antonyms: | hopelessness |
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