hopeless

[ hohp-lis ]

/ ˈhoʊp lɪs /

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adjective

providing no hope; beyond optimism or hope; desperate: a hopeless case of cancer.

without hope; despairing: hopeless grief.

impossible to accomplish, solve, resolve, etc.: Balancing my budget is hopeless.

not able to learn or act, perform, or work as desired; inadequate for the purpose: As a bridge player, you're hopeless.

Origin of hopeless

First recorded in 1560–70; hope + -less

SYNONYMS FOR hopeless

1 irremediable, remediless, incurable.

2 forlorn, disconsolate, dejected.

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synonym study for hopeless

2. 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 clung to the cliff. Despairing refers to the loss of hope in regard to a particular situation, whether important or trivial; it suggests an intellectual judgment concerning probabilities: despairing of victory; despairing of finding his gloves. Despondent always suggests melancholy and depression; it refers to an emotional state rather than to an intellectual judgment: Despondent over ill health, he killed himself. She became despondent and suspicious. Desperate conveys a suggestion of recklessness resulting from loss of hope: As the time grew shorter, he became desperate. It may also refer to something arising from extreme need or danger: a desperate remedy; a desperate situation. See also despair.

OTHER WORDS FROM hopeless

hope·less·ly, adverbhope·less·ness, noun

Words nearby hopeless

Hope diamond, hopeful, hopefully, hopeful monster, Hopeh, hopeless, hopelessness, Hope springs eternal, Hopewell, hophead, hop hornbeam

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Example sentences from the Web for hopeless

When you’re under stress and feel hopeless, it’s more likely that these conflicts spiral into violence.
What Can Mayors Do When the Police Stop Doing Their Jobs?|by Alec MacGillis|September 3, 2020|ProPublica
Helpless, hopeless, despondent, all sorts of sad emotions in the English language that you can think of.
Podcast: How a 135-year-old law lets India shutdown the internet|Anthony Green|September 2, 2020|MIT Technology Review
While it may feel hopeless to see all of this unfold, just remember that you can still take responsibility in securing the health of yourself and the people you love.
The CDC’s new COVID-19 testing guidelines could make the pandemic worse|Sara Kiley Watson|August 27, 2020|Popular Science
Nothing formally came of it, but one of the men, the pro-democracy economist Fouad Abdelmoumni, says his friends high up at the agency told him the letter was hopeless and urged him to drop the matter.
Inside NSO, Israel’s billion-dollar spyware giant|Tate Ryan-Mosley|August 19, 2020|MIT Technology Review

Despite the result of this vote, the situation is not entirely hopeless in “Europe’s last dictatorship”.
Belarus Election: Contested Result Sparks Massive Unrest As Europe’s ‘Last Dictator’ Claims Victory|LGBTQ-Editor|August 12, 2020|No Straight News
Society itself must be changed, right out from under our hopeless cases.
No Gods, No Cops, No Masters|James Poulos|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Anyone who takes pot shots at a lovely wading bird is a hopeless defective, in my view, an evolutionary mistake.
Can Carl Hiaasen Save Florida?|Malcolm Jones|September 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Economist cover in 2000 dubbed it “The Hopeless Continent,” with a photo of a grinning, heavily armed soldier.
How I Got Addicted to Africa (and Wrote a Thriller About It)|Todd Moss|September 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This year, the president is asking Congress for $500 million to train and equip the very rebels Obama thinks are hopeless.
Obama Stifled Hillary’s Syria Plans and Ignored Her Iraq Warnings for Years|Josh Rogin|August 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mumford Sons, “Hopeless Wanderer” That one time Jason Bateman, Ed Helms, Will Forte, and Jason Sudeikis had a jam session.
Andrew Garfield in ‘We Exist’ and More Celebrities in Music Videos|Marina Watts|May 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is to be found in the hopeless, faithless, lifeless members of our own organization.
The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV|Various
The reason why I do not spend my days in despair and my nights in hopeless weeping simply is that I am in love with my own ruin.
The Journal of a Disappointed Man|Wilhelm Nero Pilate Barbellion
James indeed was already talking of flight, and looked upon the game as hopeless.
History of the English People, Volume VII (of 8)|John Richard Green
But things are not so hopeless as they might be so I am far from despair.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
The attempt to refine tragedy was as hopeless as the attempt to moralise comedy.
English Literature and Society in the Eighteenth Century|Leslie Stephen

British Dictionary definitions for hopeless

hopeless

/ (ˈhəʊplɪs) /

adjective

having or offering no hope

impossible to analyse or solve

unable to learn, function, etc

informal without skill or ability

Derived forms of hopeless

hopelessly, adverbhopelessness, noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	hopeless
释义	hopeless [ hohp-lis ] / ˈhoʊp lɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hopeless ON THESAURUS.COM adjective providing no hope; beyond optimism or hope; desperate: a hopeless case of cancer. without hope; despairing: hopeless grief. impossible to accomplish, solve, resolve, etc.: Balancing my budget is hopeless. not able to learn or act, perform, or work as desired; inadequate for the purpose: As a bridge player, you're hopeless. Origin of hopeless First recorded in 1560–70; hope + -less SYNONYMS FOR hopeless 1 irremediable, remediless, incurable. 2 forlorn, disconsolate, dejected. SEE SYNONYMS FOR hopeless ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for hopeless 2. 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 clung to the cliff. Despairing refers to the loss of hope in regard to a particular situation, whether important or trivial; it suggests an intellectual judgment concerning probabilities: despairing of victory; despairing of finding his gloves. Despondent always suggests melancholy and depression; it refers to an emotional state rather than to an intellectual judgment: Despondent over ill health, he killed himself. She became despondent and suspicious. Desperate conveys a suggestion of recklessness resulting from loss of hope: As the time grew shorter, he became desperate. It may also refer to something arising from extreme need or danger: a desperate remedy; a desperate situation. See also despair. OTHER WORDS FROM hopeless hope·less·ly, adverbhope·less·ness, noun Words nearby hopeless Hope diamond, hopeful, hopefully, hopeful monster, Hopeh, hopeless, hopelessness, Hope springs eternal, Hopewell, hophead, hop hornbeam Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hopeless When you’re under stress and feel hopeless, it’s more likely that these conflicts spiral into violence. What Can Mayors Do When the Police Stop Doing Their Jobs?\|by Alec MacGillis\|September 3, 2020\|ProPublica Helpless, hopeless, despondent, all sorts of sad emotions in the English language that you can think of. Podcast: How a 135-year-old law lets India shutdown the internet\|Anthony Green\|September 2, 2020\|MIT Technology Review While it may feel hopeless to see all of this unfold, just remember that you can still take responsibility in securing the health of yourself and the people you love. The CDC’s new COVID-19 testing guidelines could make the pandemic worse\|Sara Kiley Watson\|August 27, 2020\|Popular Science Nothing formally came of it, but one of the men, the pro-democracy economist Fouad Abdelmoumni, says his friends high up at the agency told him the letter was hopeless and urged him to drop the matter. Inside NSO, Israel’s billion-dollar spyware giant\|Tate Ryan-Mosley\|August 19, 2020\|MIT Technology Review Despite the result of this vote, the situation is not entirely hopeless in “Europe’s last dictatorship”. Belarus Election: Contested Result Sparks Massive Unrest As Europe’s ‘Last Dictator’ Claims Victory\|LGBTQ-Editor\|August 12, 2020\|No Straight News Society itself must be changed, right out from under our hopeless cases. No Gods, No Cops, No Masters\|James Poulos\|January 1, 2015\|DAILY BEAST Anyone who takes pot shots at a lovely wading bird is a hopeless defective, in my view, an evolutionary mistake. Can Carl Hiaasen Save Florida?\|Malcolm Jones\|September 19, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The Economist cover in 2000 dubbed it “The Hopeless Continent,” with a photo of a grinning, heavily armed soldier. How I Got Addicted to Africa (and Wrote a Thriller About It)\|Todd Moss\|September 9, 2014\|DAILY BEAST This year, the president is asking Congress for $500 million to train and equip the very rebels Obama thinks are hopeless. Obama Stifled Hillary’s Syria Plans and Ignored Her Iraq Warnings for Years\|Josh Rogin\|August 14, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Mumford Sons, “Hopeless Wanderer” That one time Jason Bateman, Ed Helms, Will Forte, and Jason Sudeikis had a jam session. Andrew Garfield in ‘We Exist’ and More Celebrities in Music Videos\|Marina Watts\|May 18, 2014\|DAILY BEAST It is to be found in the hopeless, faithless, lifeless members of our own organization. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV\|Various The reason why I do not spend my days in despair and my nights in hopeless weeping simply is that I am in love with my own ruin. The Journal of a Disappointed Man\|Wilhelm Nero Pilate Barbellion James indeed was already talking of flight, and looked upon the game as hopeless. History of the English People, Volume VII (of 8)\|John Richard Green But things are not so hopeless as they might be so I am far from despair. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25)\|Robert Louis Stevenson The attempt to refine tragedy was as hopeless as the attempt to moralise comedy. English Literature and Society in the Eighteenth Century\|Leslie Stephen British Dictionary definitions for hopeless hopeless / (ˈhəʊplɪs) / adjective having or offering no hope impossible to analyse or solve unable to learn, function, etc informal without skill or ability Derived forms of hopeless hopelessly, adverbhopelessness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hopeless forlorn, sad, tragic, useless, desperate, impossible, helpless, pointless, bad, cynical, dejected, demoralized, despairing, despondent, disconsolate, discouraging, downhearted, fatal, gone, ill-fated
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hopeless

adjective

Origin of hopeless

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British Dictionary definitions for hopeless

adjective

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