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hopeful
adjective as in optimistic, expectant
Strongest matches
buoyant, cheerful, comfortable, confident, eager, enthusiastic, rosy, sanguine, trusting, upbeat
adjective as in promising, auspicious
Strongest matches
cheerful, encouraging, exciting, favorable, fortunate, good, gracious, likely, pleasant, probable, reasonable, reassuring, rosy
Weak matches
advantageous, arousing, beneficial, bright, conducive, convenient, elating, enlivening, expeditious, flattering, fortifying, golden, heartening, helpful, inspiring, inspiriting, lucky, opportune, promiseful, propitious, providential, roseate, suitable, sunny, timely, well-timed
Example Sentences
Though the thrust of the combined episodes is more than hopeful — the second episode, “Heard,” is a story of successes — it’s also one of struggle.
She said she is hopeful that commercial space opportunities with companies such as Virgin Galactic will counter that.
Still, Dudek and a handful of his tech-oriented colleagues were hopeful: If any agency needed a dose of efficiency, it was theirs.
Quietly, Oliver Laxe’s euphoric, shocking movie, set at the end of the world, is winning over critics and audiences alike, a hopeful sign for challenging cinema.
The party conference is good opportunity to thrust some of these hopefuls into the spotlight to see how they perform.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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