hopeful

Synonyms

auspicious, bright, encouraging, fair, golden, heartening, likely, optimistic, promising, propitious, roseate, rose-colored, rosy, upbeat;

Antonyms

bleak, dark, depressing, desperate, discouraging, disheartening, dismal, downbeat, dreary, gloomy, hopeless, inauspicious, pessimistic, unencouraging, unlikely, unpromising, unpropitious;

Near Antonyms

cheerless, comfortless;

doubtful, dubious, uncertain;

bearish, grim, negative, unfavorable;

funereal, glum, gray (also grey), miserable, wretched;

Related Words

cheering, comforting, reassuring, soothing;

assured, confident, decisive, doubtless, positive, sure, unhesitating;

beamish, bullish;

favorable, good;

Synonyms

applicant, applier, aspirant, campaigner, candidate, contender, expectant, prospect, seeker;

Antonyms

noncandidate;

Near Antonyms

incumbent, officeholder;

awardee, honoree, inductee;

dropout;

Related Words

competitor, contestant, entrant, entry, favorite, qualifier;

dark horse, spoiler, stalking horse;

crown prince, favorite son;

claimant, pretender;

nominee, running mate;