hopes

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All (2) Noun (1) Verb (1)

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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

China's Tianwen-3 spacecraft is scheduled for launch around 2028 and hopes to return Mars samples to Earth as early as 2031 -- potentially before the Japanese mission's return.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

Importantly, there also were hopes that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent might signal he’s considering cutting the size of auctions for 20- and 30-year Treasurys.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Any new deal must be designed the way an engineer designs a part: for the loads it will actually carry, not the ones he hopes for.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Now she hopes to play her part in changing people's opinions of the world of whisky "one woman at a time".

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

It referred to a set of ideals and hopes, like human perfection or social equality, that philosophers mistakenly believed could be implemented in the world because it existed in their heads.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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