hopeless

hope·less

adj \ˈhō-pləs\

Definition of HOPELESS

1

a : having no expectation of good or success : despairing b : not susceptible to remedy or cure c : incapable of redemption or improvement

2

a : giving no ground for hope : desperate b : incapable of solution, management, or accomplishment : impossible

— hope·less·ness noun

Examples of HOPELESS

1. He felt confused and hopeless after losing his job.
2. We were the most hopeless group of golfers you ever saw.
3. He's very ill, but his condition isn't hopeless.

First Known Use of HOPELESS

1534

Related to HOPELESS

Synonyms: incorrigible, incurable, irrecoverable, irredeemable, irreformable, irremediable, irretrievable, unrecoverable, unredeemable

Antonyms: curable, reclaimable, recoverable, redeemable, reformable, remediable, retrievable, savable (or saveable)

Related Words: irreparable, irreversible, uncorrectable; unencouraging, unpromising; impenitent, unreformed, unregenerate, unrepentant

Near Antonyms: reversible; encouraging, promising; penitent, regretful, remorseful, repentant, rueful, sorry; correctable, fixable, rectifiable, repairable, reparable, salvable, salvageable

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