Antonyms for hopes
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : hohp |
| Phonetic Transcription : hoÊŠp |
Definition of hopes
Origin :- Old English hopian "wish, expect, look forward (to something)," of unknown origin, a general North Sea Germanic word (cf. Old Frisian hopia, Middle Low German, Middle Dutch, Dutch hopen; Middle High German hoffen "to hope," borrowed from Low German). Some suggest a connection with hop (v.) on the notion of "leaping in expectation" [Klein]. Related: Hoped; hoping.
- noun longing; dream
- verb long for, dream about
- He did not disappoint the hopes of his friends in regard to his fiscal abilities.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- These hopes that we have helped to inspire, we can help to fulfill.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- For they were in hopes of prevailing upon my father to forbid his visits.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- It was a sad breakdown to the hopes that had clustered about Gartley!
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Our hopes of success were never brighter than they appear to be at this, the moment of our writing.
- Extract from : « Ridgeway » by Scian Dubh
- Every day she does many things that she hopes will give me pleasure.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- An' I hopes, ol girl,' says he, 'that you'll be able t' boil the water 'ithout burnin' it.'
- Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
- I gave him hopes of Frederica's relenting, and told him a great deal of her improvements.
- Extract from : « Lady Susan » by Jane Austen
- No doubt it was what her father and mother were saying of her; the fears and the hopes they had in regard to her.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- I had other hopes for you, but they weren't your hopes, and I daresay you're right.
- Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
Synonyms for hopes
- achievement
- ambition
- anticipate
- anticipation
- aspiration
- aspire
- assume
- assumption
- await
- be sure of
- belief
- believe
- bright side
- buoyancy
- castles in air
- cherish
- concern
- confidence
- contemplate
- count on
- daydream
- deem likely
- depend on
- dependence
- desire
- endurance
- expect
- expectancy
- expectation
- faith
- fancy
- feel confident
- fool's paradise
- foresee
- fortune
- gain
- goal
- greedy glutton
- hang in
- have faith
- hold
- hopefulness
- keep fingers crossed
- knock on wood
- light at end of tunnel
- look at sunny side
- look forward to
- optimism
- pipe dream
- pray
- presume
- promise
- promise oneself
- Promised Land
- prospect
- reliance
- rely
- reverie
- reward
- rosiness
- sanguineness
- security
- stock
- suppose
- surmise
- suspect
- sweat
- sweat it
- sweat it out
- take heart
- thing with feathers
- think to
- trust
- utopia
- watch for
- wish
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