hopeless

adjective

How many syllables in hopeless?

There are 2 syllables in the word hopeless.

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How to pronounce hopeless:

Definition of hopeless:

hopeless (adjective):: having or offering no hope; having no expectation of good or success despairing; without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success.

Synonyms for hopeless:

abject

black

bleak

defeatist

dejected

demoralized

despairing

desperate

despondent

dim

disconsolate

discouraging

downhearted

forlorn

futureless

heartsick

helpless

impossible

in despair

incorrigible

incurable

insoluble

irredeemable

irremediable

irretrievable

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Antonyms for hopeless:

above

appeased

blissful

buoyant

buoyed

cheered

cheerful

cheery

chipper

chirpy

chuffed

comforted

consolable

consoled

content

contented

decent

delighted

elated

enchanted

encouraged

excited

fulfilled

gay

genial

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