/ Thesaurus / O Synonyms of optative mood Find synonyms for: Noun1. optative mood, optative, mood, mode, modalityusage: a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbsWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: pristine Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language