Difference between Optimistic and Hopeful

OPTIMISTIC vs HOPEFUL: NOUN

An ambitious and aspiring young person
A person who aspires to success or who shows promise of succeeding, especially as a political candidate.
A more or less wilful, troublesome, or incorrigible boy or girl, regarded ironically as the rising hope of the family.
Somebody who is hoping for success or victory.

Expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds
Of or pertaining to optimism; tending, or conforming, to the opinion that all events are ordered for the best.
Hopeful; sanguine.
Expecting the best in all possible ways.
Expecting the best

Of, pertaining to, or characterized by optimism; disposed to take the most hopeful view of a matter; hopeful; sanguine.

Likely to turn out well in the future
Synonyms Confident, sanguine, buoyant, enthusiastic.
Having qualities which excite hope; promising advantage or success: as, a hopeful prospect: often used ironically.
Full of hope; having desire with expectation of its fulfilment.

Satisfied, Convinced, Confident, Hopeful, Pessimistic, Starry eyed, Rose colored, Affirmative, Cheerful, Pollyannaish, Positive, Rosy, Bullish, Upbeat, Sanguine

Hope, Confident, Optimistic, Would be, Anticipant, Anticipative, Wannabee, Wannabe, Aspirant, Aspiring, Auspicious, Expectant, Wishful, Rosy, Fortunate

Satisfied, Convinced, Confident, Hopeful, Pessimistic, Starry eyed, Rose colored, Affirmative, Cheerful, Pollyannaish, Positive, Rosy, Bullish, Upbeat, Sanguine

Hope, Confident, Optimistic, Would be, Anticipant, Anticipative, Wannabee, Wannabe, Aspirant, Aspiring, Auspicious, Expectant, Wishful, Rosy, Fortunate

Pandemic experts are starting to sound increasingly optimistic.
Correcting for optimistic prediction in small data sets.
Still, ultimately he is guardedly optimistic about mechanism.
Studies conducted in humans show less optimistic findings.
This is an optimistic skyline of New York.
These results are related to the hypothesis of optimistic bias, which states that drinkers are overly optimistic about probabilities of adverse consequences from drink.
In an optimistic locking session, you must take responsibility for coherence and consistence by following an optimistic locking protocol.
SD, through the slightly optimistic last observation carried forward method, to the optimistic complete case analysis.
Are you more optimistic or less optimistic than you were a month ago?
That was idealistic and optimistic, a way too optimistic hope.

The situation in Kosovo was slightly more hopeful.
Democratic presidential hopeful has been asked to prom.
However, it has happened to some hopeful homebuyers.
During his ordeal, Frankie, kept hopeful and prayerful.
But the crisis has also produced hopeful engagements.
Some are excited and hopeful about this change.
Welcome the new year on a hopeful note.
And there was a moment when I felt hopeful and the country felt hopeful, I think, for a very brief moment.
Though Paul experienced much, much more than his share of suffering, he never lost hope but instead, anticipated hopeful outcomes and a hopeful destination.
Not hopeful at all, slightly hopeful, moderately hopeful, very hopeful, or extremely hopeful?