Hopeful and Sure

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Hopeful adjective - Having qualities which inspire hope.

Usage example: economists are offering a hopeful forecast for a healthy economy in the coming year

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Sure and hopeful are semantically related. in character trait topic. In some cases you can use "Sure" instead an adjective "Hopeful".

Nearby Words: hopeless, hope, hopefulness, hopefully, hoped

Sure adjective - Having or showing a mind free from doubt.

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Hopeful and sure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hopeful" instead an adjective "Sure".

Nearby Word: surely

Often in scenes where Korra is supposed to look hopeful and sure of herself, she ends up having an expression on her face that can only be accurately described as "derpy." For example, when she is traveling to Republic City by ship in the first episode.◊

Source: Narm / Western Animation
A second epilogue (that the author himself isn't sure is canon) is still bittersweet, but more hopeful.

Source: Bittersweet Ending / Fan Works
He's rushed to hospital, and doctors describe his condition as "hopeful", but aren't entirely sure if he'll live or not.

Source: Literature / Eve and Adam

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