wishing
Hoping for something
Wishing is wanting something to be true or to happen, often with little expectation of bringing it about.
The word carries a sense of longing or hope rather than active pursuit: wishing for better days, wishing you were here.
A wishing well is where people toss coins while making wishes.
Wishing won't make it so.
Dug water source
- fountainWater-spouting structure
- starLuminous astronomical object
- candleWax stick with wick
- birthdayAnnual date of origin
eyelash · wishbone · dandelion · coin · prayer · blessing · spell · charm
Desire for achievement
- goalDesired end result
- dreamSleeping mind's narrative
- aimPurpose or direction
- pursuitAct of chasing something
endeavor · quest · achievement · success · drive · motivation · vision · career
Powerful urge to have
- wantTo desire something
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- appetiteDesire for food
- urgeStrong inner drive
impulse · hunger · thirst · need · yearning · covet · envy · pining
Intense, persistent desire
- piningAching with prolonged desire
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- homesicknessLonging for one's dwelling
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
reminiscence · sentimentality · regret · miss · sigh · bittersweet · memories · yesteryear
Tendency to expect good
- faithTrust without proof
- beliefTrust held as true
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- promiseCommitment to act
expectation · trust · confidence · prospect · prayer · positive thinking · hopefulness · bright side
Chance affecting outcomes
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- windfallUnanticipated lucky gain
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- boonHelpful benefit received
serendipity · kismet · fate · lottery · jackpot · good fortune · providence · miracle
well
Dug water source
birthday · eyelash · wishbone · dandelion · coin · prayer · blessing · spell · charm · talisman
ambition
Desire for achievement
pursuit · endeavor · quest · achievement · success · drive · motivation · vision · career · growth
craving
Powerful urge to have
urge · impulse · hunger · thirst · need · yearning · covet · envy · pining · ache
longing
Intense, persistent desire
- piningAching with prolonged desire
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- homesicknessLonging for one's dwelling
melancholy · reminiscence · sentimentality · regret · miss · sigh · bittersweet · memories · yesteryear · golden days
optimism
Tendency to expect good
- faithTrust without proof
- beliefTrust held as true
- anticipationState of awaiting something
promise · expectation · trust · confidence · prospect · prayer · positive thinking · hopefulness · bright side · silver lining
luck
Chance affecting outcomes
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- windfallUnanticipated lucky gain
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
boon · serendipity · kismet · fate · lottery · jackpot · good fortune · providence · miracle · chance
- gerundswalking, running, talking, eating, sleeping
- longingyearning, pining, craving, hankering, aching
- childlike innocenceinnocence, wonder, curiosity, playfulness, imagination
- desireswant, desire, wanting, yearning, craving
- party traditionschampagne toast, toasts, toasting, cake cutting, gift opening
- wantingwant, desire, crave, yearn, long
wishinghating
Feeling intense dislike
dreading · loathing · resenting · fearing · begrudging
wishingaccepting
Willing to receive
contentment · resignation · surrendering · acquiescing · letting go
- wishing wellWater feature for hopes
- wishing you wellExpressing kind hopes
- well wishingExpressing kind hopes
- wishing awayHoping to eliminate mentally
- wishing treeTree adorned with petitions
- wishing ringEnchanted band granting desires