hopes

NOUN

longing; dream

Synonyms

STRONGEST

achievement ambition anticipation aspiration belief concern confidence desire expectation faith goal optimism promise prospect wish

STRONG

assumption buoyancy daydream dependence endurance expectancy fancy fortune gain hopefulness reliance reverie reward rosiness sanguineness security stock utopia

WEAK

Promised Land bright side castles in air fool's paradise greedy glutton light at end of tunnel pipe dream thing with feathers

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disbelief dislike distrust doubt fear hate hatred hopelessness

STRONG

fact reality truth

WEAK

despair discouragement pessimism

VERB

long for, dream about

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anticipate assume believe cherish count on expect hold wish

STRONG

aspire await contemplate desire foresee pray presume rely suppose surmise suspect sweat trust

WEAK

be sure of deem likely depend on feel confident hang in have faith keep fingers crossed knock on wood look at sunny side look forward to promise oneself sweat it sweat it out take heart think to watch for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon disbelieve distrust doubt forsake

STRONG

know

WEAK

despair fear

Example Sentences

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But Algeria, ranked 28th in the world, entered the tournament with high hopes and one of African soccer’s most potent attacks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2026

This column will go on a three-week hiatus while I take a badly needed vacation, in hopes of experiencing the world rather than just writing about it.

From Salon • Jun. 21, 2026

That kind of form is why so much of England's hopes rest on his shoulders.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

Artificial-intelligence leader Anthropic is on a weird collision course this fall between IPO hopes and ballot-box fears.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

I wipe them away to nothingness, much like the hopes they carried in them.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam