Main entry: hopeful
Definition: having or manifesting hope
Usage: a line of people hopeful of obtaining tickets; found a hopeful way of attacking the problem
Antonyms: hopeless
Definition: without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
Main entry: promising, hopeful, bright
Definition: full or promise
Usage: had a bright future in publishing; the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career; a hopeful new singer on Broadway
Antonyms: inauspicious, unfortunate
Definition: not auspicious; boding ill