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hoped-for

ADJECTIVE

expected

Synonyms

STRONGEST

likely predicted proposed scheduled

STRONG

awaited coming contemplated envisioned foreseen foretold prophesied

WEAK

counted upon due foreseeable looked-for planned for predictable prepared for

ADJECTIVE

prospective

Synonyms

STRONGEST

eventual expected proposed soon-to-be

WEAK

about to be approaching awaited coming considered destined forthcoming future imminent impending intended likely looked-for planned possible promised to come to-be

Antonyms

WEAK

agreed concurred

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Both streaks were tied to hoped-for Chinese approval of Tesla’s AI-trained Full Self-Driving driver-assistance product.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

More than six months after the US brokered a Gaza ceasefire deal, it has failed to deliver hoped-for improvements in the humanitarian situation and progress appears to be stuck.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

But under the big open skies and cramped spaces of their eastward journey in a faulty car, traveling between what we glean is a tough past and a hoped-for future, we know something’s off.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

LIV could secure those hoped-for new investors and push on after the 2026 season.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

It’s as though the image of the first baby Vincent emerges from under Vincent's, a pentimento uncovered, and in their parents’ eyes the portrait of that hoped-for “good boy” melds with Theo's.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

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