HOPES Synonyms: 107 Similar and Opposite Words

hopes 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of hope

as in wishes

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hopes

2 of 2

noun

plural of hope

as in opportunities

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as in desires

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as in beliefs

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Recent Examples of hopes

Verb

Looking back, Ayaub hopes others take away a message of hope. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026 Fraser hopes against hope that this whole debacle will increase their tip, however meagerly. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hopes

Verb

Despite the claims of any number of charlatans who prey on the American brand of cuddly benighted ignorance, the universe will not manifest an alternate reality for anyone who simply wishes for it with sufficient longing.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 Oct. 2026
The Board is most grateful for Ynon’s eight years of transformational leadership, and wishes him every success in his new role.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of wishes

Noun

The program offers discussions of financing and distribution, opportunities to present unfinished work and pitch projects, and meetings with industry representatives.

— Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, is also developing its own AI models and exploring opportunities to collaborate with scientists on research.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of opportunities

Noun

Are the Norwegian authorities concerned for children’s safety — or are they offended by this family’s rigidly patriarchal beliefs, which include intolerance toward homosexuality?

— Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
The team works with local hospitals to negotiate special rates for their patients who are Amish or members of the broader Plain community, a group whose philosophical beliefs keep them from enrolling in formal health insurance plans.

— Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of beliefs

Verb

But there is still hope in a season with 13 games left and Super Bowl dreams flickering.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026
Rounding out their trio is Hazel (Kennedi Reece), a sweet, naive young woman, completely sheltered by her conservative upbringing but determined to follow her Michelle Obama dreams.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of dreams

Noun

Omelchenko appreciates the study authors’ ability to translate math to real life but notes that fully evaluating the possibilities of new stitches by using torus diagrams would be impractically expensive to compute.

— Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
These are demarcated spaces that harbor countless possibilities and contain the infinite, as if in a story by Jorge Luis Borges.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of possibilities

Noun

That’s been the question on a lot of royal observers’ minds lately, especially since Harry and his father, King Charles, recently rekindled their relationship.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 12 Oct. 2026
Though many unaffiliated voters have made up their minds, those who remain undecided will begin making decisions soon, as mail ballots go out and early voting begins in some states.

— Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of minds

Noun

The plaintiffs in that case argued that their faiths allowed or required the procedure in circumstances the ban currently forbids.

— Rachel Rebouché, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2026
Similarly, since 2010, Beijing has steadily departed from the more relaxed policies of the reform era and pursued the Sinicization of faiths such as Christianity and Islam.

— Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026