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 …

(Definition of hopeless from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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 …

If you feel hopeless, you feel very unhappy because there seems to be no possibility of a better situation or success. He had not heard her cry before in this uncontrolled, hopeless way.

feeling or showing no hope. She felt lonely and hopeless. Definition of hopeless adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, …

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.

They searched for survivors but it was hopeless. She was depressed and felt totally hopeless about the future.

Oct 30, 2025 · Hopelessness is an awful feeling. Fortunately, no matter how bad things might seem right now, you can overcome feeling hopeless, and these strategies can help.