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Adjective

Feeling, or wanting to feel, optimism about a future event

Inspiring or feeling hope and optimism

Having or holding out hope of reaching one's ambition

Characterized by happiness or optimism

Having or showing eagerness or enthusiasm towards an activity

Denotes a constructive or productive feeling

Existing (only or purely) in one's imagination

Having or showing an excited feeling that something is about to happen, especially something good

Of, related to, or caused by childbirth

Experiencing a feeling of positivity, satisfaction, or enjoyment

Capable of causing someone to believe that something is true or real

Safe, dependable, and free from any doubt

Exhibiting passion and enthusiasm

Noun

One who aspires to a position, office or award

One who dabbles in or experiments with a little bit of everything, especially knowledge

A person competing in a contest

Prepositional phrase

With the (hoped-for) intention or objective

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Adjective

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Feeling, or wanting to feel, optimism about a future event

disposed to look on the bright side

looking on the bright side

looking through rose-colored glasses

buoyed up

always expecting the best

seen through rose-coloured spectacles

disposed to take a favourable view

inclined to look through rose-coloured spectacles

unshakeable in one's belief

have no doubt

secure in one's belief

easy in one's mind

hold the unwavering view

having no questions about

unshaken in one's belief

holding the unwavering view

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“Taylor, an anti-fox hunting campaigner, is hopeful that the bill will be passed.”

Adjective

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Inspiring or feeling hope and optimism

favorable^US

favourable^UK

looking on the bright side

favoured^UK

favored^US

favorite^US

favourite^UK

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“In short, our economic order has passed from a dismal to a hopeful economy.”

Adjective

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Having or holding out hope of reaching one's ambition

endeavoring^US

focused^US

focussed^UK

full of determination

having killer instinct

intensely competitive

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“Money was proving very tight for the young hopeful musician who was resolutely unemployed at the time.”

Adjective

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Characterized by happiness or optimism

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

full of hope

of good cheer

full of the joys of spring

bright and breezy

without a care in the world

full of vim and vigour

beside oneself with joy

favourable^UK

favorable^US

as happy as a sandboy

walking on air

as happy as Larry

jumping for joy

like a dog with two tails

beside oneself with happiness

in transports of delight

colorful^US

colourful^UK

like a child with a new toy

delirious with happiness

in a frenzy of delight

revelling^UK

reveling^US

in transports of pleasure

honored^US

honoured^UK

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Adjective

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Having or showing eagerness or enthusiasm towards an activity

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

waiting with bated breath

on pins and needles

hot to trot

rarin' to go

on the edge of your seat

enamored^US

enamoured^UK

revitalized^US

revitalised^UK

galvanized^US

energized^US

extremely enthusiastic

enamored of^UK

straining at the leash

energised^UK

galvanised^UK

tantalized^US

tantalised^UK

untrammeled^US

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Adjective

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Denotes a constructive or productive feeling

positive

constructive

encouraging

favorable^US

favourable^UK

in one's best interests

financially rewarding

favoured^UK

favored^US

utilizable^US

utilisable^UK

to one's own advantage

in one's own interests

financially worthwhile

born with a silver spoon in your mouth

worth its weight in gold

calculated to produce

savoury^UK

savory^US

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Adjective

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Existing (only or purely) in one's imagination

idealized^US

idealised^UK

out of touch with reality

with your head in the clouds

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Adjective

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Having or showing an excited feeling that something is about to happen, especially something good

Adjective

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Of, related to, or caused by childbirth

fertilized^US

fertilised^UK

with a bun in the oven

in a delicate condition

with a baby on the way

on the way

with one in the oven

expecting a happy event

up the stick

in an interesting condition

big with child

heavy with child

having swallowed a watermelon seed

bearing a child

in the pudding club

with a joey in the pouch

expecting a child

having a bun in the oven

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Adjective

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Experiencing a feeling of positivity, satisfaction, or enjoyment

Adjective

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Capable of causing someone to believe that something is true or real

within the bounds of possibility

within realm of possibility

within the realms of possibility

not taking no for an answer

colourful^UK

colorful^US

capable of being trusted

leaving nothing to the imagination

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Adjective

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Safe, dependable, and free from any doubt

honourable^UK

honorable^US

recognized^US

recognised^UK

holding the unwavering view

having no doubt

easy in one's mind

having no questions about

undoubtful

secure in one's belief

unshaken in one's belief

as good as one's word

as sure as eggs is eggs

officially recognized

pure as the driven snow

full of determination

capable of being trusted

from the horse's mouth

favourite^UK

favorite^US

committed to the idea of

neighbourly^UK

neighborly^US

of excellent character

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Adjective

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Exhibiting passion and enthusiasm

Noun

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One who aspires to a position, office or award

“The mayoral hopeful will be engaging in a debate with his peers very soon.”

Noun

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One who dabbles in or experiments with a little bit of everything, especially knowledge

Noun

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A person competing in a contest

Prepositional phrase

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With the (hoped-for) intention or objective

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