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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Our current architecture estimates suggest that separating deterministic execution from runtime intelligence could reduce expected token consumption by around 90% compared with initial approaches.

— Nitin Gupta, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
One loss certainly doesn't douse Oregon's playoff hopes, not with an entire Big Ten schedule left to play, but this does not appear to be the imposing team everyone expected, at least not yet.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of expected

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The 59th season premiere was highly anticipated following months of turbulence behind the scenes.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Nobody anticipated that these same rules would turn out to be an asset in a world shaped by volatility and executive authority.

— JONAS NAHM, Foreign Affairs, 14 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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