hoped-for
Wished for ardently
Hoped-for describes something wished or longed for, typically something anticipated but not guaranteed: The hoped-for promotion never came.
The term emphasizes desire and expectation rather than certainty—a hoped-for outcome is one you want but cannot count on.
Regarded as likely
- awaitedExpected to come
- anticipatedExpected in advance
- longed-forIntensely wished for
- desiredWished to have
aspired · envisioned · imagined · prospective · eventual · forthcoming · pending · promised
Sleeping mind's narrative
wish · desire · aim · objective · target · milestone · achievement · breakthrough
Hard to find
- uncertainNot firmly known
- doubtfulUncertain of truth
- tentativeUncertain and provisional
- speculativeBased on conjecture
unlikely · improbable · unrealized · unfulfilled · unattained · distant · fleeting · precarious
expected
Regarded as likely
- awaitedExpected to come
- anticipatedExpected in advance
- longed-forIntensely wished for
desired · aspired · envisioned · imagined · prospective · eventual · forthcoming · pending · promised · potential
dream
Sleeping mind's narrative
vision · wish · desire · aim · objective · target · milestone · achievement · breakthrough · success
elusive
Hard to find
speculative · unlikely · improbable · unrealized · unfulfilled · unattained · distant · fleeting · precarious · fragile
hoped-fordreaded
Regarded with terror
feared · unwanted · undesired · unwelcome · apprehended
hoped-forunexpected
Not anticipated beforehand
unanticipated · unlooked-for · unforeseen · unpredicted · surprise
hope, hopeful, hopeless, hoping, hopes, hoped, hopelessness, hopelessly, hopefulness