| grim |
lacking cheerfulness or hope, or providing little reason to hope; gloomy; harsh. [1/3 definitions] |
| grimly |
in a grim manner; firmly and cheerlessly, and without giving rise to hope of a change of mind or change of fate. |
| hanger-on |
one who attaches himself or herself to a person or group in hope of personal advantage. |
| have one's fingers crossed |
to hope for a good outcome. |
| hold out |
to have or offer (hope, or a chance or possibility of something happening). [1/3 definitions] |
| hopeful |
feeling or expressing hope. [1/3 definitions] |
| hopeless |
giving no grounds to be hopeful that a desired thing will happen; beyond hope. [2/3 definitions] |
| ignis fatuus |
something deceptive or misleading, such as a false hope. [1/2 definitions] |
| keep one's chin up |
to stay optimistic; not lose hope. |
| keep one's fingers crossed |
to hope for a good outcome. |
| listen |
to make an effort to hear something, or attend closely in the hope of hearing a certain sound (often followed by "for"). [1/2 definitions] |
| matchmaker |
a person who introduces men and women to each other in the hope that they will marry. [1/2 definitions] |
| on (one's) last legs |
having very little remaining energy, strength, hope, or ability to function; liable to collapse or die. |
| on the off chance |
with the very slight likelihood; against the faint hope. |
| pipe dream |
a wishful fantasy or vain hope. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. [2/4 definitions] |
| scavenge |
to look through in the hope of finding something usable. [1/4 definitions] |
| theological virtues |
in Christian theology, the three virtues of charity, hope, and faith, which represent perfect natural, moral, and ethical principles. |
| trust |
to hope. [1/14 definitions] |
| want |
to demand or hope to obtain from another person or thing (usu. fol. by "from" or "of"). [1/14 definitions] |