hopes

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longing; dream n.
long for, dream about v.

NOUN

longing; dream

Synonyms

STRONGEST

achievement ambition anticipation aspiration belief concern confidence desire expectation faith goal optimism promise prospect wish

STRONG

assumption buoyancy daydream dependence endurance expectancy fancy fortune gain hopefulness reliance reverie reward rosiness sanguineness security stock utopia

WEAK

Promised Land bright side castles in air fool's paradise greedy glutton light at end of tunnel pipe dream thing with feathers

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disbelief dislike distrust doubt fear hate hatred hopelessness

STRONG

fact reality truth

WEAK

despair discouragement pessimism

VERB

long for, dream about

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anticipate assume believe cherish count on expect hold wish

STRONG

aspire await contemplate desire foresee pray presume rely suppose surmise suspect sweat trust

WEAK

be sure of deem likely depend on feel confident hang in have faith keep fingers crossed knock on wood look at sunny side look forward to promise oneself sweat it sweat it out take heart think to watch for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon disbelieve distrust doubt forsake

STRONG

know

WEAK

despair fear

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hopes

Vonnegut’s openness to serendipitous in-person encounters is exactly the spirit that Nicholas Epley hopes to summon with “A Little More Social,” a cheerful, data-supported apologia for conversation and conviviality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

The government hopes for a planning decision by 2029.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

But then you ask if they’re willing to share any portion of the plan, any values, any beliefs, any hopes and wishes — and you hear, “They don’t need to know anything right now.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

While Gipson hopes the renovated campus will attract additional international visitors, he also wants more Angelenos to discover one of the city’s defining cultural landmarks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

“I’ll try to pull some data off of it, but don’t get your hopes up.”

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko