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UNHOPEFUL Synonyms

There are 18 synonyms of the word unhopeful. (exact relations)
There is 0 hypernym of the word unhopeful. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for UNHOPEFUL

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bleak
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• offering little or no hope

• providing no shelter or sustenance

• unpleasantly cold and damp

crestfallen
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• brought low in spirit

defeated
verbv
adjective

• beaten or overcome; not victorious

noun

• people who are defeated

adjective satellite

• disappointingly unsuccessful

dejected
adjectiveadj
adjective

• affected or marked by low spirits

demoralized
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• made less hopeful or enthusiastic

despairing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope

disappointed
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• disappointingly unsuccessful

discouraged
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• made less hopeful or enthusiastic

• lacking in resolution

disheartened
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• made less hopeful or enthusiastic

dispirited
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm

• filled with melancholy and despondency

downcast
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine

adjective satellite

• directed downward

• filled with melancholy and despondency

downhearted
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• filled with melancholy and despondency

forlorn
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• marked by or showing hopelessness

gloomy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• depressingly dark

• filled with melancholy and despondency

• causing dejection

glum
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• moody and melancholic

• showing a brooding ill humor

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

pessimistic
adjectiveadj
adjective

• expecting the worst possible outcome

abject
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of the most contemptible kind

• most unfortunate or miserable

• showing utter resignation or hopelessness

• showing humiliation or submissiveness

Alternatives for BLEAK

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