despondent, despairing, desperate, hopeless mean having lost all or nearly all hope. despondent implies a deep dejection arising from a conviction of the uselessness of further effort.

Hopeless, despairing, despondent, desperate all describe an absence of hope. Hopeless is used of a feeling of futility and passive abandonment of oneself to fate: Hopeless and grim, he still …

Having no possibility of being solved or dealt with; impossible: a hopeless problem; a hopeless disease. b. Having no hope or chance of changing or improving: a hopeless romantic; a …

Useless and futile Inability and awkwardness (Definition of hopeless from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Someone or something that is hopeless is certain to fail or be unsuccessful. I don't believe your situation is as hopeless as you think. A doctor is there to treat and to cure, not to dismiss …

Definition of hopeless adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. if something is hopeless, there is no hope that it will get better or succeed. It's hopeless trying to convince …

Hopeless definition: Having no hope; despairing.

Oct 17, 2025 · hopeless (comparative more hopeless, superlative most hopeless) Without hope; despairing; not expecting anything positive. quotations

Some common synonyms of hopeless are despairing, desperate, and despondent. While all these words mean "having lost all or nearly all hope," hopeless suggests despair and the cessation …

HOPELESS definition: 1. very bad and not likely to succeed or improve: 2. very bad at a particular activity: 3…. Learn more.