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Synonyms for hope

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for hope

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled

grounds for feeling hopeful about the future

someone (or something) on which expectations are centered

United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003)

one of the three Christian virtues

expect and wish

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be optimistic

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intend with some possibility of fulfilment

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As each of these modes of hoping possesses a different utopian configuration and offers a different response to the question of what a hoping Christian should do, the text of Utopia is riddled with internal tensions and conflicts.
Her use of hope has stopped me when I find myself hoping for something or wishing for things to be different.
Supporters of the initiative are hoping the new Industrial Business Zone status will end speculation that the area will become residential and attract some large businesses that fled to New Jersey for larger and more affordable warehouse spaces.
This issue of timing is also implicit in the sad expression of deflated hope related by Cleopas, "We were hoping that he was the one to liberate Israel [now!]." The immediate redemption of Israel is in the forefront of the disciples' minds.
The concepts of hope can be described as a verb (hoping) or as a noun (the hope).
Dufault and Martocchio (1985) defined hope as a "confident yet uncertain expectation of achieving a future good which, to the hoping person, is realistically possible and personally significant" (p.
In this world where human life is constantly torn by misery and emptiness, our deepest consolation is the reality that we are capable of hoping and thus no matter how unpleasant our experiences are, this faculty to hope can never be lost.
Where then can we discover an ultimate reason for hoping?