hopes

Synonyms

needs wisher hopefulness

Antonyms

skepticism

Phrases with the word

in hopes dash someone's hopes pin one's hopes on get one's hopes up awaited with high hopes dampen someone's hopes

Examples

Vain hopes are like certain dreams of those who wake. Quintilian

If you don't know the guy on the other side of the world, love him anyway because he's just like you. He has the same dreams, the same hopes and fears. It's one world, pal. We're all neighbors. Frank Sinatra

Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half. Gore Vidal

Who is in the right fears, who is in the wrong hopes. Italian Proverb

There is no eel so small but it hopes to become a whale. German Proverb

The farmer hopes for rain, the walker hopes for sunshine, and the gods hesitate. Chinese Proverb