From Woody

hope n 1 ambition, aspiration, craving, day-dream, desire, dream, longing, wish, yearning. 2 hope of -. assumption, conviction, expectation, faith, likelihood, optimism, promise, prospect. vb inf anticipate, aspire, be hopeful, believe, contemplate, count on, desire, expect, foresee, have faith, have hope, look forward (to), trust, wish. Opp despair