希望的|きぼうてきkibouteki

1. na-adjectivewishful

• Related有望ゆうぼうNeutralNeutral term for objectively promising, as in 「有望な新人」; unlike 「希望的」 it carries no wishful, one-sided expectation.
• Related楽観的らっかんてきNeutralNeutral; an optimistic attitude or temperament — believing all will go well and not worrying — rather than a wishful view like 「希望的」.
• Related多望たぼうWrittenWritten/formal prose and rare; stresses a future full of promise, as in 「前途多望」.
• RelatedオプティミスティックNeutralA loanword for optimistic, but not much used; 「楽観的」 is the usual choice.
• Related洋々たるWrittenWritten/formal prose for vast, far-reaching prospects, typically 「前途洋々たる」; it stresses broad horizons, not the subjective wishing of 「希望的」.
• Related洋洋たるWrittenThe same word in an all-kanji written form, as in 「洋洋たる大海」; it can also describe a broad expanse of water.
• Related幸先の良いNeutralNeutral; an auspicious start that bodes well, as in 「幸先の良いスタート」; it concerns how things begin, not one's wishes.
• Related幸先良いNeutralSame meaning as 「幸先の良い」 with the particle dropped; also common in headlines and news reports.
• Antonym悲観的ひかんてきNeutralAntonym: pessimistic, taking things to be going badly — the opposite of the expectant 「希望的」.
• Antonym絶望的ぜつぼうてきNeutralAntonym: hopeless or desperate, with hope entirely cut off — the opposite of 「希望的」, which still holds expectations.

「希望的」 is almost limited to 「希望的観測」, a wishful conjecture based on what one hopes is true. For objective promise use 「有望」; for an optimistic attitude 「楽観的」; 「悲観的」 is the opposite. The others describe broad prospects (「洋々たる」, 「多望」), good starts (「幸先の良い」), or are rare/loan alternatives.

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1. そうなってほしいという気持きもちに基もとづいた。