Synonyms of hopefully

hopefully

adverb

as in optimistically

in a positive or optimistic manner

They waited hopefully for the doctor to update them on their friend's condition.

When the sun appeared, we asked hopefully if everyone remembered to bring sunblock.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• optimistically
• happily
• cheerfully
• confidently
• joyfully
• positively
• joyously
• expectantly
• gladly
• giddily
• exuberantly
• sanguinely
• amusedly
• gigglingly
• brightly
• blithely
• friendly
• lightheartedly
• laughingly
• amicably
• breezily
• blissfully
• bullishly
• jocularly
• sunnily
• blithesomely
• merrily
• cheerily
• gladsomely
• rapturously
• smilingly
• jovially
• elatedly
• good-naturedly
• heartily
• euphorically
• good-humoredly
• jocosely
• friendlily
• mirthfully
• gaily

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pessimistically
• dismally
• gloomily
• drearily
• dejectedly
• despondently
• blackly
• disconsolately
• forlornly
• mournfully
• sorrowfully
• abjectly
• wretchedly
• plaintively
• heavily
• dolefully
• sternly
• dispiritedly
• unhappily
• miserably
• glumly
• darkly
• sullenly
• sulkily
• sourly
• dourly
• morosely
• bleakly
• dolorously
• mirthlessly
• cheerlessly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hopefully

That’s all for another time, hopefully for all concerned still years from now. —Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025

Archaeologists plan to continue studying Wreck 5 and, hopefully, conducting some excavations of the site. —Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025

More importantly, Davidson wound up keeping Ryan Donato and hopefully can find common ground on extension after the 28-year-old’s career-best season. —Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025

One option is to do nothing and wait for real estate developers to clean up the parcels and hopefully rebuild. —Camila Alvayay Torrejon, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025

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