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keeping the faith

ADJECTIVE
hopeful
Synonyms
STRONGEST
buoyant cheerful comfortable confident eager enthusiastic rosy sanguine trusting upbeat
STRONG
calm content faithful high
WEAK
anticipating anticipative assured at ease blithe elated emboldened expecting forward-looking hoping inspirited lighthearted looking forward to reassured rose-colored satisfied serene trustful unflagging
Antonyms
STRONGEST
apathetic depressed down pessimistic sad unenthusiastic unhappy
WEAK
despairing desperate despondent discouraged fearful low wretched
ADJECTIVE
optimistic
Synonyms
STRONG
assured bright buoyant cheerful cheering confident encouraged expectant happy high hopeful hoping idealistic merry on cloud nine on top of world positive promising ray of sunshine rose-colored rosy sanguine sunny trusting utopian
Antonyms
STRONG
dejected depressed doubtful gloomy hopeless pessimistic sorrowful
ADJECTIVE
Panglossian
Synonyms
WEAK
assured bright buoyant cheerful cheering confident encouraged expectant happy high hopeful hoping idealistic looking on the bright side looking through rose-colored glasses merry on cloud nine on top of world positive promising ray of sunshine rose-colored roseate rosy sanguine sunny trusting upbeat utopian
ADJECTIVE
rose-colored
Synonyms
STRONGEST
rosy utopian
WEAK
Panglossian assured bright buoyant cheerful cheering confident encouraged expectant happy high hopeful hoping idealistic looking on the bright side looking through rose-colored glasses merry on cloud nine on top of world positive promising ray of sunshine roseate sanguine sunny trusting upbeat

Example Sentences

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It is a ceremony that is about keeping the faith with previous generations.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

Conspiracy theorists are notorious for keeping the faith that they will be proved right, no matter how often they are disappointed or proved wrong.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2025

While some asset managers are keeping the faith that the Fed is at the end of the cycle, speculators are taking no such chances.

From Reuters • Aug. 28, 2023

It’s clear before the second round lands that the crypto faithful are keeping the faith.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2023

Pennsylvania Dutch, hundreds of them, rallied round the flag and proved beyond a doubt that the real Pennsylvania Dutch are not German-American, but loyal, four-square Americans who are keeping the faith.

From Patchwork A Story of 'The Plain People' by Groce, Helen Mason