Synonyms and Antonyms for hopeful

Synonyms:

• encouraging
• expectant
• optimistic
• anticipant
• anticipative

Antonyms:

• pessimistic
• hopeless
• discouraging
• unpromising
• unfortunate

Synonyms:

• auspicious
• bright
• promising

Antonyms:

• inauspicious
• propitiousness
• auspiciousness

Synonyms:

• applicant
• aspirer
• applier
• wannabee
• wannabe
• aspirant

Antonyms:

• ill
• ominous
• unpropitious
• untoward
• adverse