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Hopeful vs Successful - What's the difference?

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Hopeful is a related term of successful.


As adjectives the difference between hopeful and successful

is that hopeful is feeling hope while successful is resulting in success; assuring, or promotive of, success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect; prosperous; fortunate; happy.

As a noun hopeful

is somebody who is hoping for success or victory.

hopeful

English

Alternative forms

* hopefull (archaic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Feeling hope.
  • I have been very hopeful .
    I am hopeful that I will recover from the disease.
  • Inspiring hope.
  • Antonyms

    * hopeless * desperate * dejected

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Somebody who is hoping for success or victory.
  • Several presidential hopefuls are campaigning in New Hampshire this week.

    successful

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Resulting in success; assuring, or promotive of, success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect; prosperous; fortunate; happy
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    Synonyms

    * efficacious, effective, fruitful, rewarding, accomplished, profitable

    Antonyms

    * unsuccessful * failed

    Derived terms

    * successfully * successfulness