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despair hopeful hopeless trust desperate dream encouraging wish reprobate desperation encourage hopefully dishearten bleak despond pipe dream hopelessly despondent black speculate entice discourage Hope gamble forlorn despairing desolate disappointed promise prayer grim gloomy pray look esperance aim bright give encouragement despondency rainbow expectation rosy blue down and out ignis fatuus forlorn hope radiant disappoint dejected cape gloom will-o'-the-wisp anticipation broken hope for the best theological virtues dismal dead as a doornail demoralize chance perdu sink keep one's chin up upbeat expectance surrender dead end aspiration hopelessness dispirit keep one's fingers crossed cheer anchor have one's fingers crossed foster depressing prospect abject faint expect scavenge depressed on the off chance dispirited dreamt dim hanger-on God willing sanguine comfort butter up realize beacon HTH bleakly maroon tease speculator demoralized rock hold one's breath Cross repose unhoped beaten dark die-hard on last legs aspire promising hope against hope Hawkins finesse flatter expectant please God bundle wait get down positive melancholy matchmaker gambler holdout smilax underplay hoped bridebox count on creep chimera hearten may franklin depress hoping desperately dower chest bride's chest morale die insoluble seed marriage chest God forbid cherish bridal box fondly root but bottom drawer venture slough proteaceous cross your fingers pie in the sky stake castle in the air speculation dispiriting deathblow better luck next time disappointment a high cybersquatting cryonics merciless Linlithgow elate daydream be the despair of chase downcast give up wager beyond hope heart mirage fair ray goalhanger overture enticement bon voyage capeweed God bless (you)! cruise Flying Dutchman Ruritanian sunlight hold something out ween defeat (down) in the dumps only wish/hope (that) Kaapland invite court have (or keep) one's eye on low-spirited gone root for lost on spec heartsick view slim hold newborn darkness drunk done get-well card Cape Town stowaway boat people Cape Colony spes recuperandi keep your fingers crossed fall strelitzia optimism bet optative death warrant not a hope/chance in hell sustain goal challenger sursum corda dysthymia contender hard finished nourish alternate no-hoper Cape of Good Hope wanting competitor be in a funk terminal confound to ray of hope goodwill Ruritania gold rush small print arbitrageur have pose beacon of hope believe competition theologian of hope knock on wood rival mercenary alchemy fine print irresolution encouraged discouraged hold sth out that downbeat defeatist sb's heart sinks appendant invest wanhope arb firm extinguish sacrifice leucadendron rest stood temptation toady fond down–and–out go for broke with a view to (doing) something thought seek one's fortune funk standing wish away something broke enticing aim at sth tear look to sb for sth look forward to disheartening it is all up with give up on (someone or something) fool's errand brighten drank drink landbanking creep to have high/great hopes for someone God/Heaven forbid let there be something try one's luck stand finger risk aspire to something take one's chance with any luck adventure boost radiance should wilt live for beguiling interview strand Buckley's chance thumb heaven help us inspirational look to sb to do sth ransomless set one's sights on discouragement wreck look for room for improvement likely reversion wish someone well with a view to hazard breathed new life into respire alluring pie materialize chipper cling not hold out (much) hope Nicolson truceless falsify wish sth away pickup think tempting gone goose alternation Mandelstam pan out convinced fund may someone rest in peace complain black hole one depressingly downer downhearted hope springs eternal ruin a sprat to catch a mackerel silver lining risk-taking spec pessimistic sperate youthful pin (all) one's hopes on white hope decoration abyss aspirational brotherhood I’d like to think (that) Phoenix undone unfulfilled you see horse hereafter graduate bird's-foot lead prole sophism sophistication antithesis sweeping bastard appointment derelict bloodletter pin your hopes on sth/sb sleep tight be pissing in the wind protologism relaunch depression Mecca awaken comfortable coopetition hope to God sheet anchor absit omen blind alley bubble crawl hard core rope-a-dope lay leopard-lily glimmer blast boring fade every enterprise culture look to let’s I trust (that) I should think/imagine/hope right dearest bury your head in the sand can belie slender play the market messiah swept hock inertia selling False Bay faith healing raise (someone’s) hopes/expectations rix-dollar oxbane discouraging grovel whistle-blower string someone along prevent live in hope lie safeguard against sth legacy hunter rest in peace sweep something under the carpet sweep soul-destroying not revive light at the end of the tunnel flush cosy up (to sb) heavenless fishing expedition aspire to sth downtrodden chesterfield entrepreneurial pious hope keep your eyes open/peeled/skinned (for) enjoy dampen sophistry shoot for the moon perish the thought not/never in your wildest dreams object spitball to God wish someone well/ill pox tinker uncrushable the downtrodden gold-rush desire do-over Cape lobster cozy up (to someone) shit unfailing tulip quit descry greeting peace offering agitate bang goes —— a plague on someone doom and gloom hopemonger crawler antidepressant demoralizer low dead duck slamwich nadir Pandora dive have a good/nice something ataraxia aspalathus insurgent pot luck entrepreneurship big ask elysian pin on courtship Bouvet lost cause Port Elizabeth punt wildcatter fulminate defeatism sponger rebel stop Pygmalion third time lucky (or US third time is the charm) speculative henchman sponge Kimberley maiden-thought constellate loss leader ardent drink to destitution apologetics theological virtue scan stopping snook standby East London suit sanatorium live stag best wishes do something on a wing and a prayer I took the liberty of doing something sandbag klipspringer flattering primitive doomy leech valiant realist punt on sth bloodletting deal entrepreneur no offence no news is good news appeasement wish for conceive vision parasite virtue stopped true cupboard love shop striker Hail Mary pass want expectancy I would think/imagine/hope etc room accumulate beg Cape Dutch be betting on something acumen gardenia dysphoria tantalism sage whistle stimulus double bluff malediction Diaz incidence rope odoriferous pessimism useless enema gaming Good Hope, Cape of play gape waiting game today North America, tomorrow the world strengthening card excuse blight casino clutch/grasp at straws oryx cautious toehold rollicking oblivion Steel, Danielle infinity Regin rink rat new pitch journalism Mount Hope Bay (many) happy returns last chance saloon martingale daily devoid Dias spelunker hedge fund mandoor footing soon get real! special situation take pot luck sapience overland placidly appetite Brel, Jacques cash cow theology of hope sell short irredeemable palm off bon appétit facsimile forget if you know (or see) what I mean jolly rebut look forward to sth kicker freesia recurrence noticeable confession groupie dying declaration redshirt gambling oaf confutation impartial mood compensation culture declaration grudge hardship Ratushinskaya vengeful gamma to hell acquiesce raise admiration cheesy clarification Dias, Bartolomeu descriptive Generation X dissemination prosecute Khoikhoi fate distant simper revival excite yearning experience nary interesting nervous breakdown libido approve Arte Povera dare hope/dream/believe characterization compensation cryogenic karpas teach floater premeditate placement demoralization solace stimulate annihilate conciliator ground hull impersonate matriculate operator recede realise acroclinium vineyard wistful abate here's to ... 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Words For "hope"
As you've probably noticed, words for "hope" are listed above. According to the algorithm that drives this word similarity engine, the top 5 related words for "hope" are: despair, hopeful, hopeless, trust, and desperate. There are 912 other words that are related to or similar to hope listed above. Hopefully the generated list of words for "hope" above suit your needs. If not, you might want to check out Related Words - another project of mine which uses a different technique (not though that it works best with single words, not phrases).
About Reverse Dictionary
The way Reverse Dictionary works is pretty simple. It simply looks through tonnes of dictionary definitions and grabs the ones that most closely match your search query. For example, if you type something like "longing for a time in the past", then the engine will return "nostalgia". The engine has indexed several million definitions so far, and at this stage it's starting to give consistently good results (though it may return weird results sometimes). It acts a lot like a thesaurus except that it allows you to search with a definition, rather than a single word. So in a sense, this tool is a "search engine for words", or a sentence to word converter.
I made this tool after working on Related Words which is a very similar tool, except it uses a bunch of algorithms and multiple databases to find similar words to a search query. That project is closer to a thesaurus in the sense that it returns synonyms for a word (or short phrase) query, but it also returns many broadly related words that aren't included in thesauri. So this project, Reverse Dictionary, is meant to go hand-in-hand with Related Words to act as a word-finding and brainstorming toolset. For those interested, I also developed Describing Words which helps you find adjectives and interesting descriptors for things (e.g. waves, sunsets, trees, etc.).
In case you didn't notice, you can click on words in the search results and you'll be presented with the definition of that word (if available). The definitions are sourced from the famous and open-source WordNet database, so a huge thanks to the many contributors for creating such an awesome free resource.
Special thanks to the contributors of the open-source code that was used in this project: Elastic Search, @HubSpot, WordNet, and @mongodb.
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