| hopeful | | |
| n. (person) | 1. aspirant, aspirer, hopeful, wannabe, wannabee | an ambitious and aspiring young person.; "a lofty aspirant"; "two executive hopefuls joined the firm"; "the audience was full of Madonna wannabes" |
| ~ applicant, applier | a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission. |
| adj. | 2. hopeful | having or manifesting hope.; "a line of people hopeful of obtaining tickets"; "found a hopeful way of attacking the problem" |
| ~ encouraging | giving courage or confidence or hope.; "encouraging advances in medical research" |
| ~ anticipant, anticipative, expectant | marked by eager anticipation.; "an expectant hush" |
| ~ optimistic | expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds.; "in an optimistic mood"; "optimistic plans"; "took an optimistic view" |
| adj. | 3. bright, hopeful, promising | full or promise.; "had a bright future in publishing"; "the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career"; "a hopeful new singer on Broadway" |
| ~ auspicious | auguring favorable circumstances and good luck.; "an auspicious beginning for the campaign" |
| optimistic | | |
| adj. | 1. optimistic | expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds.; "in an optimistic mood"; "optimistic plans"; "took an optimistic view" |
| ~ hopeful | having or manifesting hope.; "a line of people hopeful of obtaining tickets"; "found a hopeful way of attacking the problem" |
| ~ bullish | expecting a rise in prices. |
| ~ pollyannaish, upbeat, cheerful | pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic. |
| ~ rose-colored, rosy | reflecting optimism.; "a rosy future"; "looked at the world through rose-colored glasses" |
| ~ starry-eyed | unrealistically or naively optimistic.; "a starry-eyed reformer"; "starry-eyed idealism" |
| ~ sanguine | confidently optimistic and cheerful. |
| ~ positive | characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc..; "a positive attitude"; "the reviews were all positive"; "a positive benefit"; "a positive demand" |
| adj. | 2. affirmative, optimistic | expecting the best.; "an affirmative outlook" |
| ~ positive | characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc..; "a positive attitude"; "the reviews were all positive"; "a positive benefit"; "a positive demand" |
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