Hope and Idealism

Hope

Hope noun - The general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled.

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Idealism and hope are semantically related In some cases you can use "Idealism" instead a noun "Hope".

Idealism noun - Elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued.

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Hope and idealism are semantically related in fantasy view of situation topic. Sometimes you can use "Hope" instead a noun "Idealism".

old	old hope	old idealism
good	good hope	good idealism
pure	pure hope	pure idealism
complete	complete hope	complete idealism
Other adjectives: original, naive, false, foolish, shining, broken, apparent, blind, deluded.

Even so, there's enough idealism and hope within the characters to keep things positive, bringing the ending to at least something of a hopeful and positive note.

Source: Sliding Scale Of Idealism Versus Cynicism / Theatre
In Ragtime, the main character, Coalhouse, goes from madly in love to slightly annoyed to enraged and murderous, only to end with him singing an entire song about hope and idealism, albeit after he dies.

Source: Sliding Scale Of Idealism Versus Cynicism / Theatre
Characters who veer oh-so-close to cynicism, only to come back to hope and idealism.

Source: Creator / Aaron Sorkin

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