Hopeful and Woeful

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Hopeful adjective - Having qualities which inspire hope.

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Woeful is an antonym for hopeful.

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

Woeful adjective - Expressing or suggesting mourning.

Usage example: the woeful expressions of the players after the humiliating loss

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Hopeful is an antonym for woeful in terrible topic.

Nearby Words: woe, woefully

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Woeful and Hopeful. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hopeful/woeful

Hopeful & Woeful. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hopeful/woeful>.

Woeful or Hopeful. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hopeful/woeful.

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