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hopeful

English

Alternative forms

  • hopefull (archaic)

Etymology

From hope +? -ful.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?ho?pf?l/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?h??pf?l/
  • Hyphenation: hope?ful

Adjective

hopeful (comparative more hopeful, superlative most hopeful)

  1. feeling hope
  2. inspiring hope
    It looks hopeful that my father will be able to walk again.


Antonyms

  • hopeless
  • desperate
  • dejected

Derived terms

  • hopefully

Translations

Noun

hopeful (plural hopefuls)

  1. Someone who is hoping for success or victory, especially as a candidate in a political election.

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successful

English

Etymology

success +? -ful

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /s?k?s?sfl?/

Adjective

successful (comparative more successful, superlative most successful)

  1. Resulting in success; assuring, or promoting, success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect
    Synonyms: prosperous, fortunate, happy

Synonyms

  • efficacious, effective, fruitful, rewarding, accomplished, profitable
  • See also Thesaurus:prosperous
  • (of requests): tithe (obs.)

Antonyms

  • unsuccessful
  • failed

Derived terms

  • behind every successful man there stands a woman
  • successfully
  • successfulness

Related terms

  • success

Translations

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  • what successful people do
  • what successful people do in the morning
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  • what successful project managers do
  • what successful entrepreneurs have in common
  • what successful businesses have in common
  • what successful countries are socialist
  • what successfully stopped the spread of islam
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