Thesaurus
despair
Synonyms and Antonyms of despair
- The endless drought drove the farmers to despair.
slough of despond
cheer, cheerfulness, sunniness
gaiety (also gayety), glee, gleefulness, jollity, joviality, lightheartedness, merriment, mirth, mirthfulness
bliss, blissfulness, ecstasy, elatedness, elation, euphoria, exhilaration, exuberance, exultation, gladness, happiness, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, jubilation, rapture, rapturousness
- The other team's temporary lead caused some momentary despair.
despair
Synonyms and Antonyms of despair
- We despaired when we saw how little time we had left to complete our project.
lose heart
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