wishers
Those sending hopes
Wishers are people who wish—those who express hopes, desires, or good intentions toward someone or something.
The word appears most often in compounds: well-wishers gathered to congratulate the newlyweds, while ill-wishers hope for someone's failure.
On its own, wishers sometimes carries a dismissive tone, suggesting people who merely hope rather than act.
Those with ambitious visions
- striversPeople who work hard
- seekersThose who pursue answers
- aspirantsThose seeking advancement
- hopefulsPeople seeking success
candidates · contestants · petitioners · supplicants · prayers · believers · devotees · pilgrims
Intense, persistent desire
- desireIntense wanting
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- piningAching with prolonged desire
- achingExperiencing dull pain
wistfulness · nostalgia · homesickness · heartache · bittersweet · melancholy · regret · unfulfilled
State of awaiting something
- faithTrust without proof
- desireIntense wanting
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
expectancy · eagerness · optimism · prospect · promise · potential · confidence · trust
People who back something
- admirersPeople who appreciate someone
- fansArdent admirers or coolers
- friendsVoluntary close relations
- familyRelated people together
crowd · guests · attendees · mourners · celebrants · bystanders · onlookers · community
Imaginative mental wandering
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- daydreamConscious fantasy while awake
- reverieAbstracted, pleasant daydream
- whimsyPlayful, capricious quality
make-believe · escapism · stargazing · dandelion · fairy-tale · magic · enchantment · storybook
dreamers
Those with ambitious visions
hopefuls · candidates · contestants · petitioners · supplicants · prayers · believers · devotees · pilgrims · votaries
longing
Intense, persistent desire
aching · wistfulness · nostalgia · homesickness · heartache · bittersweet · melancholy · regret · unfulfilled · unrequited
anticipation
State of awaiting something
aspiration · expectancy · eagerness · optimism · prospect · promise · potential · confidence · trust · belief
supporters
People who back something
family · crowd · guests · attendees · mourners · celebrants · bystanders · onlookers · community · gathering
fantasy
Imaginative mental wandering
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- daydreamConscious fantasy while awake
- reverieAbstracted, pleasant daydream
whimsy · make-believe · escapism · stargazing · dandelion · fairy-tale · magic · enchantment · storybook · idealist
wishersill-wishers
Those desiring misfortune
cursers · haters · detractors · critics · enemies
- best wishesFriendly parting expression
- three wishesFolklore's granted requests
- birthday wishesAnnual celebration greetings
- last wishesDying person's stated desires
- dying wishes
- wishes you wellExpresses hope for your success