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hopeful

/ hopeful /
adjective/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

adjective Sense 1
having or manifesting or inspiring hope
"a line of people hopeful of obtaining tickets"
"found a hopeful way of attacking the problem"
Similar:
anticipant anticipative expectant aspirant aspiring(p) wishful would-be(a)
Opposites:
hopeless
See also:
encouraging optimistic
adjective satellite Sense 2
presaging good fortune
"she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school"
"rosy predictions"
Similar:
auspicious
noun Sense 3
an ambitious and aspiring young person
"a lofty aspirant"
"two executive hopefuls joined the firm"
"the audience was full of Madonna wannabes"
Type of:
applicant applier
Derived:
draw a bead on aspire aim shoot for
Semantic Complexity
35%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
8
Total Relationships
17
Times Searched
2
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anticipant anticipative expectant aspirant aspiring(p) wishful would-be(a) hopeless auspicious applicant applier