What is "hopeful" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does hopeful mean in English? Meaning of hopeful definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "hopeful" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "hopeful": an ambitious and aspiring young person

Noun

  • Meaning: an ambitious and aspiring young person
  • Example: a lofty aspirant two executive hopefuls joined the firm the audience was full of Madonna wannabes
  • Synonyms: aspirant aspirer hopeful wannabe wannabee
  • Hypernyms: applicant applier
  • Meaning of "hopeful": having or manifesting hope

    Adjective

  • Meaning: having or manifesting hope
  • Example: a line of people hopeful of obtaining tickets found a hopeful way of attacking the problem
  • Synonyms: hopeful
  • Antonyms: hopeless
  • Similar: anticipant anticipative expectant
  • Also see: encouraging optimistic
  • Meaning of "hopeful": full or promise

    Adjective

  • Meaning: full or promise
  • Example: had a bright future in publishing the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career a hopeful new singer on Broadway
  • Synonyms: bright hopeful promising
  • Similar: auspicious
  • Adjective: Feeling hope. I have been very hopeful. I am hopeful that I will recover from the disease.Inspiring hope.
  • Synonyms:

    eager, buoyant, enthusiastic, sanguine, comfortable, cheerful, confident, rosy, upbeat, trusting, high, content, faithful, calm, assured, blithe, elated, expecting, hoping, lighthearted, satisfied, serene, unflagging, anticipative, rose-colored, anticipating, at ease, emboldened, forward-looking, inspirited, keeping the faith, looking forward to, reassured, trustful, pleasant, good, probable, exciting, fortunate, encouraging, cheerful, likely, favorable, reasonable, gracious, rosy, fair, fit, rousing, cheering, halcyon, pleasing, fine, stirring, advantageous, beneficial, bright, conducive, convenient, expeditious, flattering, golden, helpful, inspiring, lucky, opportune, propitious, roseate, suitable, sunny, timely, well-timed, enlivening, heartening, providential, reassuring, uplifting, arousing, elating, fortifying, inspiriting, promiseful,

    Antonyms:

    apathetic, disinterested, pessimistic, pale, hopeless, upset, despairing, despondent, discouraged, inauspicious, pointless, wretched, unenthusiastic, heavy, depressed, down, sad, unhappy, fearful, gloomy, low, desperate, unpromising, hateful, unfriendly, unpleasant, unlikely, implausible, cloudy, stormy, despairing, despondent, discouraged, hopeless, pessimistic, inauspicious, pointless, wretched, disagreeable, nasty, unhappy, bad, mean, unpromising, sad, dark, rainy, poor, fearful, gloomy, low, desperate,

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    hopeful in English: hopeful
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