Synonyms for hopeful
ˈhoʊp fəlhope·ful

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1. hopefulnoun

   Antonyms:
   desperate, hopeless

2. hopefuladjective

   Feeling hope.

   Several presidential hopefuls are campaigning in New Hampshire this week.

   Antonyms:
   desperate, hopeless

3. hopefuladjective

   Antonyms:
   hopeless, desperate

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1. aspirant, aspirer, hopeful, wannabe, wannabeeadjective

   an ambitious and aspiring young person

   "a lofty aspirant"; "two executive hopefuls joined the firm"; "the audience was full of Madonna wannabes"

   Synonyms:
   aspirer, wannabee, aspirant, wannabe

   Antonyms:
   heartsick, insoluble, helpless, inauspicious, futureless, forlorn, lost, hopeless, bleak, despondent, black, despairing, unhopeful, unfortunate, dim, desperate, abject

2. hopefuladjective

   having or manifesting hope

   "a line of people hopeful of obtaining tickets"; "found a hopeful way of attacking the problem"

   Synonyms:
   promising, bright

   Antonyms:
   helpless, dim, abject, inauspicious, despairing, futureless, bleak, lost, insoluble, desperate, heartsick, hopeless, unhopeful, forlorn, black, despondent, unfortunate

3. bright, hopeful, promisingadjective

   full or promise

   "had a bright future in publishing"; "the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career"; "a hopeful new singer on Broadway"

   Synonyms:
   smart, vivid, promising, shiny, undimmed, bright, shining, brilliant, lustrous, burnished

   Antonyms:
   lost, futureless, bleak, black, unhopeful, dim, hopeless, inauspicious, helpless, abject, unfortunate, heartsick, despondent, forlorn, despairing, insoluble, desperate

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1. hopefuladjective

   Synonyms:
   expectant, optimistic, promising, sanguine

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1. List of paraphrases for "hopeful":

   promising, optimistic, confident, encouraging, hope, upbeat

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1. John Bel Edwards:

   Hurricane Delta is a dangerous storm that will bring strong winds, heavy rain, life-threatening storm surge and flooding to coastal Louisiana, and I am hopeful President Trump will quickly approve my request for a federal emergency declaration.

2. Leanne Simmons:

   I was overjoyed to see Britney Spears horseback riding and doing cartwheels on Instagram just hours after the judge approved Britney Spears choice of counsel, i can only imagine how hopeful Britney Spears must feel now that Britney Spears has a lawyer of Britney Spears own choosing. Regardless of who has the final say on Britney Spears social media posts, the caption ended with #FreeBritney and that was certainly a proud moment for the movement.

3. President Biden:

   This photo from Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, shows Gov. Phil Murphy, D-N.J., during a gubernatorial debate at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey( AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, Pool) CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP A growing number of political prognosticators look at Phil Murphy as a potential 2024 Democratic White House hopeful should President Biden change Phil Murphy mind and announce Phil Murphy wo n’t seek reelection. Asked about any national ambitions in the upcoming presidential cycle, Phil Murphy answered that President Biden.

4. Connor McDavid:

   Obviously, a very dangerous situation and we’re hopeful that they can come out of it and everyone can be healthy and fit to play at some point.

5. Dick Durbin:

   I ’m not very hopeful, yet we have to try.