Antonym: hopeless. Similar words: hopefully, hope, forceful, doleful, ruefully, graceful, grateful, to the full. Meaning: ['həʊpfʊl] n. an ambitious and aspiring young person. adj. 1. having or manifesting or inspiring hope 2. presaging good fortune.
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91 Hopeful Bid looked as if he would win easily but was taken on by the Clive Brittain-trained Braveboy inside the final furlong.
92 For the moment, still basking a bit in the glow of the parade, I feel half hopeful.
93 Hardest to predict is whether an eventual movement for reform will adopt a distinct and more hopeful political and economic orientation.
94 Wetherby, one of five Boxing Day casualties, passed an inspection yesterday morning and is hopeful of staging today's fixture.
95 David Poole is hopeful for the future of an art with which he has become so closely involved.
96 We don't know if Gascoigne will be fit to play in Saturday's game, but we're all hopeful.
97 At the same time, realistic encouragement should be given to ensure that the patient remains hopeful about his eventual outcome.
98 James felt more hopeful about his future after his chat with his professor.
99 I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful. Bob Hope
100 Read in studio Weightlifter Andrew Saxton is tonight hopeful that he won't now face a lifetime ban from his sport.
101 On one hand, the resumption of talks and the discussion of safe passage to another nation are hopeful signs.
102 M Rocard is more hopeful about what could happen afterwards.
103 They had witnessed a steady growth in circulation and were well satisfied with their achievements, even hopeful that things would improve.
104 On the contrary, I'd say they are more aware of standards in a productive and hopeful way.
105 Todd broke into a hopeful smile every time the phone rang.
106 Feed on a healthy diet of positive, encouraging[sentencedict.com], hopeful thoughts.
107 Another was hopeful of joining Ford - he took me to task for this magazine's criticisms of the new Escort.
108 Brookside, by contrast, declared from the start that it wouldn't be upbeat or hopeful.
109 Wang Pi-yen, the anesthetization by Ma Kang-tzu. Dr. Wang is hopeful that in the future acupuncture will completely replace anesthetics and painkillers during operations.
110 I'm especially hopeful it's true because I would receive the commendation.
111 I'm hopeful when I think about how companies like RedZone are reinvigorating manufacturing or about how what started as a small trade school is now a global research university.
112 The Hornivore ("roaming, sexual, subhuman") might want to consider the female type Genghis Khunt ("master of man, bringer of pain") and avoid the Sonnet ("romantic, hopeful, composed").
113 Do adopt expectant, hopeful , even slightly anxious facial expression.
114 The currents set in motion had a hopeful, irreversible quality about them.
115 Using NLU technology in the database query system and designing NLQID(natural language query interface of database) has become one of the most hopeful applied fields in the research on NLU.
116 It is pointed out that theoretically, the few enterprises which are hopeful to win in the public tender are those which will infringe the consumers' interest most (severely).
117 These 5 game hopeful the mode according to associated operation and spread out collaboration grandly.
118 The method is hopeful to be used in synthesizing other alkali-earth aluminate and silicate and other luminescent materials.
119 Life has become more hopeful and dreams reachable since joining Amway.
120 If we look at the achievements of the last half-century, there is much to be hopeful for.
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