Hopeful, optimistic, roseate, rose-colored are comparable when they mean having or showing confidence that the end or outcome will be favorable or for the best.
Category: Synonyms
Honorable vs Honorary
Honorable, honorary are sometimes not clearly distinguished.
Honor vs Homage vs Reverence vs Deference vs Obeisance
Honor, homage, reverence, deference, obeisance all mean respect or esteem shown another as his due or claimed by him as a right.
Honesty vs Honor vs Integrity vs Probity
Honesty, honor, integrity, probity are comparable when meaning uprightness as evidenced in character and actions.
Holy vs Sacred vs Divine vs Spiritual vs Religious vs Blessed
Holy, sacred, divine, spiritual, religious, blessed are comparable chiefly as epithets applied to persons or things associated with religion or worship and therefore either regarded with special reverence or veneration or thought of as having a character apart from what is material or secular.
Holiness vs Sanctity
Holiness, sanctity are often used without distinction to mean either the state or the character of one who is spiritually perfect or of something which is sacred or hallowed.
Hole vs Hollow vs Cavity vs Pocket vs Void vs Vacuum
Hole, hollow, cavity, pocket, void, vacuum are comparable when they mean an open or unfilled space in a thing.
Hold vs Grip vs Grasp vs Clutch
Hold, grip, grasp, clutch are comparable when they denote the power of getting or of keeping something in possession or under control.
History vs Chronicle vs Annals
History, chronicle, annals mean a written record of events important in the life or career of a race, a nation, an institution, or a region.
Historic vs Historical
Historic, historical are sometimes distinguished in meaning.
Hire vs Let vs Lease vs Rent vs Charter
Hire, let, lease, rent, charter are comparable when they mean to take or engage something or grant the use of something for a stipulated price or rate.
Hinder vs Impede vs Obstruct vs Block vs Bar vs Dam
Hinder, impede, obstruct, block, bar, dam all mean to put obstacles in the way of a person or thing or of his or its action.