Expected vs Hopeful - What's the difference?
expected | hopeful |
Anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur
(expect)
Feeling hope.
Inspiring hope.
Somebody who is hoping for success or victory.
As adjectives the difference between expected and hopeful
is that expected is anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur while hopeful is feeling hope.As a verb expected
is past tense of expect.As a noun hopeful is
somebody who is hoping for success or victory.expected
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Adjective
(en adjective)- The expected storm never arrived.
Antonyms
* unexpected * surprising * unlikelyDerived terms
* expectedly * expectednessVerb
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*Anagrams
*hopeful
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Alternative forms
* hopefull (archaic)Adjective
(en adjective)- I have been very hopeful .
- I am hopeful that I will recover from the disease.
Antonyms
* hopeless * desperate * dejectedNoun
(en noun)- Several presidential hopefuls are campaigning in New Hampshire this week.