hopeful — [adj1] optimistic, expectant anticipating, anticipative, assured, at ease, blithe, buoyant, calm, cheerful, comfortable, confident, content, eager, elated, emboldened, enthusiastic, expecting, faithful, forward looking*, high, hoping, inspirited … New thesaurus
hopeful — hopeful, optimistic, roseate, rose colored are comparable when they mean having or showing confidence that the end or outcome will be favorable or for the best. Hopeful, which is often used in distinction from sanguine (see CONFIDENT), usually… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
hopeless — [hōp′lis] adj. 1. without hope [a hopeless prisoner] 2. allowing no hope; causing despair [a hopeless situation] 3. impossible to solve, cure, deal with, teach, etc. hopelessly adv. hopelessness n. SYN. HOPELESS means having no expectation of, or … English World dictionary
hopeless — despairing, *despondent, desperate, forlorn Analogous words: dejected, depressed, melancholy, sad (see corresponding nouns at SADNESS): gloomy, glum, morose (see SULLEN): acquiescent (see COMPLIANT) Antonyms: hopeful Contrasted words: optimistic … New Dictionary of Synonyms
hopeless — [adj] futile, pessimistic bad, beyond recall, cynical, dejected, demoralized, despairing, desperate, despondent, disconsolate, discouraging, downhearted, fatal, forlorn, gone*, goner*, helpless, ill fated, impossible, impracticable, incurable, in … New thesaurus
hopeless — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Despairing] Syn. despondent, despairing, desperate, forlorn, disconsolate, depressed, dejected, melancholy, pessimistic, cynical; see also sad 1 . 2. [Discouraging] Syn. futile, unfortunate, threatening, bad, sinister,… … English dictionary for students
hopeful — 1. adjective a) Feeling hope. I have been very hopeful. b) Inspiring hope. I am hopeful that I will recover from the disease. Ant: hopeless … Wiktionary
hopeless — adjective a) Destitute of hope; having no expectation of good; despairing. I am a woman, friendless, hopeless. Shakespeare. b) Giving no ground of hope; promising nothing desirable; desperate. A hopeless cause. Syn … Wiktionary
hopeful — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Optimistic] Syn. expectant, assured, sanguine, buoyant, enthusiastic, trustful, reassured, emboldened, full of hope, faithful, cheerful, anticipative, anticipating, trusting, inspirited, expecting, anticipatory, at ease … English dictionary for students
Matthew Ryan (musician) — Matthew Ryan Matthew Ryan at The Saint 2011 Background information Born November 7, 1971 (1971 11 07) (age … Wikipedia
