Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Hope

Doubt

The most appropriate antonym of the word hope is doubt.

• Hope means "to have a wish or expectation of (something) good or desirable."
• Doubt means "to lack confidence in the truth or reliability of something."

The other words do not have the opposite meaning of hope.

• Chance means "a possibility or opportunity."
• Courage means "the ability to do something that is difficult or dangerous."
• Optimism means "a tendency to believe that things will turn out well."