Hopeful
Hopeful adjective - Pointing toward a happy outcome.
Usage example: in a hopeful response to the ad, several people called to say they'd seen our lost cat
Unhappy
Unhappy adjective - Feeling unhappiness.
Usage example: he's been unhappy ever since his family's move, which took him away from all his friends
Nearby Word: unhappily
Both words in one sentence
- And contrast Road's Downer Ending, with April aborting the baby then killing herself, leaving Frank and their neighbors unhappy, to Go's Earn Your Happy Ending with Burt and Verona moving in to Verona's late parents' home, hopeful about the future.
Source: Film / Away We Go
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