HOPEFUL Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For HOPEFUL
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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| hopeless | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success adjective satellite • of a person unable to do something skillfully • certain to fail • (informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform | ||||||
| dejected | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • affected or marked by low spirits | ||||||
| cynical | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others | ||||||
| defeated | verbv | |||||
adjective • beaten or overcome; not victorious noun • people who are defeated adjective satellite • disappointingly unsuccessful | ||||||
| despairing | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope | ||||||
| despondent | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • without or almost without hope | ||||||
| discouraged | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • made less hopeful or enthusiastic • lacking in resolution | ||||||
| disheartened | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • made less hopeful or enthusiastic | ||||||
| doubtful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • open to doubt or suspicion • fraught with uncertainty or doubt • unsettled in mind or opinion | ||||||
| gloomy | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • depressingly dark • filled with melancholy and despondency • causing dejection | ||||||
| pessimistic | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • expecting the worst possible outcome | ||||||
| resigned | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
verb • leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily • give up or retire from a position • part with a possession or right • accept as inevitable | ||||||
| desperate | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • a person who is frightened and in need of help adjective satellite • arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope • desperately determined • (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair • showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort • showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire • fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless | ||||||
