high hopes
Ambitious positive outlook
High hopes are strong expectations of success or positive outcomes.
The phrase suggests optimism that may or may not prove warranted: I had high hopes for the project, but it fell apart.
To pin your hopes on something is to depend on it for your happiness or success.
Don't get your hopes up warns against expecting too much.
Affirming or certain
- upbeatCheerfully optimistic
- sanguineCheerfully optimistic temperament
- buoyantAble to float
- cheerfulPleasantly bright in mood
rosy · bright · sunny · encouraging · promising · heartening · uplifting · inspiring
Strong desire for achievement
- goalDesired end result
- dreamSleeping mind's narrative
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- successFavorable outcome attained
drive · motivation · determination · striving · pursuit · aim · vision · reaching
Imaginative mental wandering
- daydreamConscious fantasy while awake
- wishYearned-for outcome
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
utopia · vision · imagination · reverie · pie-in-the-sky · stargazing · moonshot · idealism
State of awaiting something
- prospectsExpected future outcomes
- outlookAttitude toward the future
- possibilityState of being achievable
- potentialLatent capacity for development
promise · forecast · prediction · likelihood · chance · betting · presumption · assumption
positive
Affirming or certain
cheerful · rosy · bright · sunny · encouraging · promising · heartening · uplifting · inspiring · faith
aspiration
Strong desire for achievement
- goalDesired end result
- dreamSleeping mind's narrative
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
success · drive · motivation · determination · striving · pursuit · aim · vision · reaching · climbing
fantasy
Imaginative mental wandering
yearning · utopia · vision · imagination · reverie · pie-in-the-sky · stargazing · moonshot · idealism · romanticism
anticipation
State of awaiting something
- prospectsExpected future outcomes
- outlookAttitude toward the future
- possibilityState of being achievable
potential · promise · forecast · prediction · likelihood · chance · betting · presumption · assumption · projection
- optimismoptimism, positive thinking, positivity, positive vibes, cheerful
- body idiomsheart of gold, heart of stone, cold heart, warm heart, soft heart
- expectationsexpect, expectation, anticipate, expectancy, await
high hopesdespair
Total absence of hope
hopelessness · discouragement · dejection · despondency · dashed hopes
high, hope, height, hopeful, hopeless, highly, highlight, higher, highest