Synonyms for hopefully
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : hohp-fuh-lee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhoʊp fə li |
Top 10 synonyms for hopefully
Définition of hopefully
Origin :- 1630s, "in a hopeful manner," from hopeful + -ly (2). As a replacement for the admittedly awkward it is to be hoped that attested from 1932 but avoided by careful writers.
- adv optimistically
- adv probably
- It seemed an age since he walked so hopefully away from the tent.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- "The boys will surely save us," said Matilda Agnes, hopefully.
- Extract from : « Harper's Young People, June 15, 1880 » by Various
- He took up the one containing the mixture and regarded it hopefully.
- Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- "Not that I ain't seen things in my life," went on Asaph, hopefully.
- Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Hopefully, he suggested, "A mirage or sort of a mutual hallucination?"
- Extract from : « The Hohokam Dig » by Theodore Pratt
- “Maybe she can get us some breakfast,” said Brown hopefully.
- Extract from : « The Coyote » by James Roberts
- I bore it ill in our happiest hours, when all went well and hopefully with us.'
- Extract from : « Gerald Fitzgerald » by Charles James Lever
- She told him who she was, hopefully, and was delighted to find that he placed her at once.
- Extract from : « The Ivory Snuff Box » by Arnold Fredericks
- "Oh, you know I am here looking for a friend," said Davidson hopefully.
- Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad
- "That is right—I am glad to hear you speak so hopefully," said the Colonel.
- Extract from : « Shoulder-Straps » by Henry Morford
Antonyms for hopefully
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