Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word Used to express a wish or desire in a positive way, meaning that something is expected to happen.
Hopefully
/ˈhəʊpfəli/Synonyms:
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Examples:
She picked it up hopefully.Victoria said hopefully.Hopefully it worked."
Etymology:
from the word hope plus the adverbial suffix -fully, first used in this sense in the 1930s with the meaning it is to be hoped.
Usage Statistics:
27 mentions per 1 million words 
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