Hope is not a strategy.
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Hope
/həʊp/
Synonyms for "hope" (244 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (49)
acceptationacceptionache foracquiescenceambitionanticipateanticipationapproachardoraspireaspire toassumptionassuranceassurednessawaitbank onbare possibilitybe destinedbe dying forbe fated
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be hurting forbe imminentbe to bebe to comebeliefcardinal virtuescatchcertaintychancecharitycheerful expectationclamor forcomecome onconceivabilityconceivablenessconcupiscenceconfideconfidencecontemplatecontingencyconvictioncount
Noun(4 words)
Strong matches (73)
count oncravingcredencecreditcredulitycry forcuriositydaydreamdearest wishdependencedernier ressortdesiderationdesideratumdesiredraw neardraw ondreaddriveeagernessenvisage
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even chanceeventualityexpectexpectancyexpectationexpedientfacefaithfancyfantasyfeel confidentforbidden fruitforeseeforetellfortitudegape forglimmering goalgolden visiongood chancegood possibilityhankeringharbor the hopehave in mindhone forhope against hopehope and prayhope forhope inhope to godhormeintellectual curiosityintentionitch forjusticelanguish forlast resortlean uponlibidolie ahead
Verb(3 words)
Noun(10 words)
Adverb(1 words)
Related words (122)
likelihoodlive in hopeslodestonelong forlonginglooklook forlook forward toloomlovelust forlust for learningmagnetmeanmindnatural virtuesnearneednurture the hopeobjective
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off chanceopportunityoptimismoutside chanceoutside hopepant forpassionpine forpis allerplanpleasurepleasure principleplotplumpossibilitypossiblenesspotentialpotentialitypredictpresumepresumptionprizeprobabilityprojectpromiseprophesyprospectprudencereceptionrecoursereliancereliance onrely onremote possibilityresortresourcerest assuredsanguine expectationsecurityseeksexual desiresigh forsmall hopespoil forstockstoresupernatural virtuessurenesssuretysuspension of disbelieftake for grantedtemperancetemptationthe attainablethe feasiblethe possibletheological virtuesthinkthinkabilitythinkablenessthirst forthirst for knowledgethoughtthreatentrophytrusttryurgeviewvirtualitywaitwantwantingwayweary forwhat is possiblewhat may bewhat might bewillwill and pleasurewishwish forwish fulfillmentyearn foryearningyen for
How these synonyms differ
- anticipate - 'Anticipate' blends hope with preparation, you're not just hoping but planning for the expected outcome.
- aspire - 'Aspire' adds ambition, it's hope directed at personal achievement and growth, not just circumstances.
- expect - 'Expect' is hope with confidence, when you expect something, you believe it will actually happen.
- wish - 'Wish' is more passive and fantastical, you wish for things you can't control, while hope implies you might work toward the outcome.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
26 entriesShowing 16 of 26 words.
More specific
11 entriesCollocations
9 entriesfaint hopefalse hopeglimmer of hopegrowing hopehold out hopehope for progresslasting hopeshared hopestrong hope
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriesAntonyms
2 entriesTranslations
13 translations across 10 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- Esperança name (female given name)
French
2 entries- Espérance name (female given name)
- Nadège name (female given name)
Greek
1 entries- Ελπίδα name (female given name)
Hungarian
1 entries- Reményke name (female given name)
Italian
1 entries- Speranza name (female given name)
Polish
2 entries- Nadia name (female given name)
- Nadzieja name (female given name)
Portuguese
1 entries- Esperança name (female given name)
Russian
2 entries- На́дя name (female given name)
- Наде́жда name (female given name)
Spanish
1 entries- Esperanza name (female given name)
Ukrainian
1 entries- Наді́я name (female given name)
Sample sentences
34 total sentences available.
I hope he'll be able to come! I'd like to see him.
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We're going to eat a lot tonight so I hope you're not on a diet.
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I hope you can come up with a better plan than this.
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Showing 4 of 34 available sentences.