hopeless

[hohp-lis] / ˈhoʊp lɪs /

ADJECTIVE

futile, pessimistic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

desperate forlorn helpless impossible pointless sad tragic useless

WEAK

bad beyond recall cynical dejected demoralized despairing despondent disconsolate discouraging downhearted fatal gone goner ill-fated impracticable in despair incurable irredeemable irreparable irreversible irrevocable lost menacing no-win past hope shot down sinister sunk threatening unachievable unavailing unfortunate unmitigable up the creek vain woebegone worsening

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cheerful good happy hopeful joyful

WEAK

auspicious bright encouraging expectant optimistic promising propitious rosy

Example Sentences

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She didn’t tell Ida or Balthilda about my name, and somehow this made me feel more hopeless, as if there was no need to explain because there was nothing they could do.

From Literature

MarketWatch Picks: My situation ‘seems hopeless since I live in California.’

From MarketWatch

"My father couldn't find a job, nor could I or my sisters. I was very hopeless, because there were no jobs in Bamiyan," she said, her smile fading.

From Barron's

Everyone’s kind of stepping on each other intentionally or not to get to what they want to do, and if things aren’t going the way you want it to it can feel hopeless.

From Los Angeles Times

“Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie” is about a pair of hopeless dreamers, though not all such types are created equal.

From The Wall Street Journal

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