HOPEFUL Antonyms

There are 13 antonyms of the word hopeful. (opposite meanings)

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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