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hoped-for

hoped-for

152 3.5
Wanted or expected because people want a good result
  • adjective
  • /ˈhoʊpt fɔr/
: esperado
  • Struve wrote Newcomb, "At least the scoundrel Backlund has not obtained his hoped-for reward."
  • hoped-for change
  • hoped-for result

Examples

  • Well, I was hoping for a much longer and more interesting journey.

    The Luzhin Defence (2000)

  • Toward these countries and others where we hope for change, we must be patient and persistent.

    Academic text (1998)

  • I am sure I will find in you all the qualities that I have hoped for.

    Academic text (1993)

  • I never could have hoped for someone like you, Loretta.

    Groove Street (2018)

  • Forty-seventh is my best local ranking ever, but in truth, I'd hoped for better.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • If you'd been my very own, I couldn't have hoped for more.

    The Bad Seed (1956)

  • The results of the project were everything the team had hoped-for.

  • This vacation turned out to be the hoped-for break from routine that I needed.

  • The new policies are the hoped-for solutions to our ongoing challenges.

Synonyms

wished-for
vshoped-for
156 4.2

Wanted very much and hoped for

focuses more on wish than on expecting it to happen
desired
vshoped-for
97 2.5

Something that people want very much

expresses desire but may lack the sense of expectation
wanted
vshoped-for
86 1.0

A person or thing many people are looking for

adds an expectation of success or positive result instead of just desire
anticipated
vshoped-for
77 3.7

Likely to happen soon and making people feel excited

adds desire for a positive result as well as expectation
longed-for
vshoped-for
65 5.5

A thing people want and hope for after many years

focuses on prolonged wanting rather than being expected to occur
yearned-for
vshoped-for
46 6.0

Wanted very much for a long time

is about wanting or expecting a positive outcome rather than pure longing
awaited
vshoped-for
36 2.2

Expected with hope or excitement

combines wanting and expectation instead of only being expected

Antonyms

unwanted
124 1.0

People do not like or need it

How Desired

longed-for
65 5.5
desired
97 2.5
hoped-for
152 3.5
unwanted
124 1.0

Surface Forms

hoped-for positive

Morphology

hoped-for = hope (transparent) = hope + ed + for

The adjective is formed from the past participle of 'hope' combined with 'for', producing a meaning directly inferable as 'desired or expected'.

Etymology

Hoped-for comes from the verb hope, which means 'to wish' or 'want', plus the little word for, which points to what you wish for. So hoped-for describes something that was 'wanted' or 'expected' with hope.