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high hopes

NOUN
anticipation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apprehension hope joy prospect
STRONG
contemplation expectancy foresight foretaste impatience outlook preconception premonition preoccupation prescience presentiment promise trust
WEAK
awaiting looking forward
Antonyms
STRONG
ignorance
WEAK
amazement astonishment doubt fear sensation surprise unreadiness wonder

Example Sentences

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The automaker has high hopes for the Cherokee and Pacifica in particular.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Is it possible to have high hopes for an eighth world championship for Lewis Hamilton?

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

CEO Mike Doustdar told analysts on a conference call that they still have high hopes for CagriSema.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026

It was looking as though we wouldn’t get a badly needed, monthslong, toe-to-toe face-off about all that’s right and wrong in the sprawling metropolis of high hopes and low expectations.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

With high hopes, the leaders established Local 651 in the Black Belt.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield