hopeless

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhəʊpləs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhoʊplɪs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hōplis)


hopeless
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Sense: Adjective: despairing
Synonyms:
despairing, despondent, desperate Collocations, pessimistic, dejected, down in the dumps (informal), downcast, grim Collocations, abject, demoralized, demoralised (UK), forlorn Collocations, miserable Collocations
Antonyms:
favorable, promising Collocations, encouraging Collocations, heartening, cheering, auspicious, bright Collocations, rosy, excellent Collocations, positive Collocations
Sense: Adjective: impossible
Synonyms:
impossible Collocations, futile Collocations, pointless Collocations, useless Collocations, forlorn Collocations, desperate Collocations, past hope, past cure, out of reach, with no hope, without hope
Antonyms:
possible Collocations, potential Collocations, attainable, hopeful Collocations, useful Collocations, within reach
Sense: Adjective: incurable
Synonyms:
incurable, beyond repair, irreversible, incorrigible, irreparable, helpless Collocations, lost Collocations
Sense: Adjective: really bad
Synonyms:
no good (informal), useless Collocations, inadequate, incompetent, poor Collocations, rubbish Collocations (UK, informal), pants Collocations (UK, slang), bad Collocations, terrible Collocations, awful Collocations, no use, incapable, unable Collocations


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