HOPED (FOR) Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

hoped (for)

verb

past tense of hope (for)

as in expected

to believe in the future occurrence of (something) he was hoping for an A in English

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If funding is secured soon, construction could begin as early as mid-2027 and is expected to take about three years to complete.

— John Ramos, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Next up, if the deal closes as expected in a couple weeks, is the plan to start finding those $6 billion in cost synergies between the companies while fulfilling the rules-of-the-road in the consent decree.

— Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of expected

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The Hornets anticipated competing one final season in the FCS this season, but a spring invite to the Mid-American Conference was welcomed news but with the underlined theme that this will take time.

— Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Saturday’s main event will feature the flyweight title rematch between Joshua Van (17-2) and Alexandre Pantoja (30-6), a matchup that has been highly anticipated ever since their first bout ended prematurely.

— Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of anticipated

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Once the bike parade was over on Friday, many moved inside the park grounds where the carnival rides, food, craft tents and a new adult axe throwing event awaited.

— David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
This reignited a chemistry that was long-awaited, since some members of the group had stayed in closer contact with Lynch over the years than Petty.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026

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