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Definitions for Hopeful

[1] full of hope; expressing hope: His hopeful words stimulated optimism.
[2] exciting hope; promising advantage or success: a hopeful prospect.
[3] a person who shows promise or aspires to success: the Democratic presidential hopeful.
[4] having or expressing hope
[5] giving or inspiring hope; promising
[6] a person considered to be on the brink of success (esp in the phrase a young hopeful )

Words related to Hopeful

eager, buoyant, enthusiastic, sanguine, comfortable, cheerful, confident, rosy, upbeat, trusting, pleasant, good, probable, exciting, fortunate, encouraging, likely, favorable, reasonable, gracious

Words nearby Hopeful

hope against hope, hope chest, hope diamond, hope springs eternal, hope, bob, hopeful, hopeful monster, hopefully, hopeh, hopeless, hopewell

Origin of Hopeful

First recorded in 1560–70; hope + -ful

Other words from Hopeful

hope·ful·ness , noun
un·hope·ful , adjective
un·hope·ful·ly , adverb

Synonyms for Hopeful

buoyant, cheerful, comfortable, confident, eager, enthusiastic, rosy, sanguine, trusting, upbeat, calm, content, faithful, high, anticipating, anticipative, assured, at ease, blithe, elated, emboldened, expecting, forward-looking, hoping, inspirited, keeping the faith, lighthearted, looking forward to, reassured, rose-colored, satisfied, serene, trustful, unflagging