hopeful

hopeful is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Full of hope, or agreeable expectation; inclined to hope; expectant. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 17 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Full of hope, or agreeable expectation; inclined to hope; expectant.
2. adjective. Having qualities which excite hope; affording promise of good or of success; as, a hopeful youth; a hopeful prospect.
3. noun. an ambitious and aspiring young person

   "a lofty aspirant"

   "two executive hopefuls joined the firm"

   Synonyms: aspirant, aspirer, wannabe, wannabee

4. adjective. full or promise

   "had a bright future in publishing"

   "the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career"

   Synonyms: bright, promising

5. adjective. having or manifesting hope

   "a line of people hopeful of obtaining tickets"

   "found a hopeful way of attacking the problem"

Synonyms

aspirant, aspirer, wannabe, wannabee, bright, promising

Common word forms

hopefuls, hopefully, hopefulness

Words from these letters

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