All despair antonyms
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D d noun despair
- happiness — the quality or state of being happy.
- joy — a female given name.
- contentment — Contentment is a feeling of quiet happiness and satisfaction.
- cheerfulness — full of cheer; in good spirits: a cheerful person.
- joyfulness — full of joy, as a person or one's heart; glad; delighted.
- cheer — When people cheer, they shout loudly to show their approval or to encourage someone who is doing something such as taking part in a game.
- comfort — If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations.
- pleasure — the state or feeling of being pleased.
- peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- confidence — If you have confidence in someone, you feel that you can trust them.
- faith — a female given name.
- hopefulness — full of hope; expressing hope: His hopeful words stimulated optimism.
- trust — reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
verb despair
- hope — Anthony, pen name of Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins.
- keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- pursue — to strive to gain; seek to attain or accomplish (an end, object, purpose, etc.).
- anticipate — If you anticipate an event, you realize in advance that it may happen and you are prepared for it.