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

Examples of hopefully in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And as things hopefully get better, the music will change as well. —Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024

Honoring Rosh Hashanah and the High Holidays at the same time as the one-year anniversary means looking ahead, Belgrade said, to hopefully have a better year. —Victoria Ivie, Orange County Register, 7 Oct. 2024

The Fathers say the goal is to let Americans express all their anger in one night, hopefully making the country more peaceful overall. —Keith Langston, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024

This is not a quick thing to fix, so hopefully ‘Darkest Hour’ will be able to contribute to that for a long time to come. —Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024

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