hopeful

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hopeful

/ˈhəʊpfl̩/ UK
/ˈhoʊpfl̩/ US

adjective more hopeful · most hopeful · hopefull

Feeling hope I have been very hopeful.
Inspiring hope It looks hopeful that my father will be able to walk again.

Opposite: hopeless, desperate, dejected

noun hopefuls · hopefull

Someone who is hoping for success or victory, especially as a candidate in a political election. Several presidential hopefuls are campaigning in New Hampshire this week.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: wishful, fortunate, auspicious, aspiring, aspirant, would-be, wannabe, expectant, anticipative, anticipant, wannabee, rosy, optimistic, optimism, hope, confident

adjective

Opposite: hopeless, desperate, dejected

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adj feeling hope

Español	esperanzado
हिन्दी	आशावादी āśāvādī, सकारात्मक sakārātmak
Français	plein d'espoir
Italiano	speranzoso

adj inspiring hope

Español	esperanzador
Français	encourageant, prometteur
Русский	обнадёживающий obnadjóživajuščij

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@misc{hopeful_2026,
  title = {hopeful},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hopeful},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}