hopeful

[hohp-fuhl]

adjective

1. full of hope; expressing hope.

   His hopeful words stimulated optimism.

   Synonyms: confident, optimistic, sanguine, expectant

2. exciting hope; promising advantage or success.

   a hopeful prospect.

noun

1. a person who shows promise or aspires to success.

   the Democratic presidential hopeful.

hopeful

/ ˈhəʊpfʊl /

adjective

1. having or expressing hope

2. giving or inspiring hope; promising

noun

1. a person considered to be on the brink of success (esp in the phrase a young hopeful )

Other Word Forms

• hopefulness noun
• unhopeful adjective
• unhopefully adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of hopeful¹

First recorded in 1560–70; hope + -ful

Example Sentences

"We remain hopeful that Democrats in Congress will not trigger a shutdown and the steps outlined above will not be necessary," the memo states.

From BBC

She concluded by saying that she respects the streamer's decision to pause the release for now, she remains "hopeful the show will reach audiences soon".

From BBC

The team is hopeful that his small sample size of recent success has made him a legitimate postseason relief option.

From Los Angeles Times

"We're hopeful, and I might say even confident, that in the coming days we'll be able to announce some sort of breakthrough," he added.

From BBC

Whenever Ohtani takes the mound again, the Dodgers are hopeful that concerns about his pitching stamina will be somewhat assuaged.

From Los Angeles Times

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