Cheerful and Hopeless

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Cheerful

Cheerful adjective - Having or showing a good mood or disposition.
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Hopeless is an antonym for cheerful in happy topic.
Nearby Words: cheer, cheerless, cheery, cheering, cheerfulness

Hopeless

Hopeless adjective - Emphasizing or expecting the worst.
Usage example: the poor old woman was feeling hopeless about ever finding her lost cat
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Cheerful is an antonym for hopeless in topics: pessimistic, futile.
Nearby Words: hope, hopeful, hopelessness, hopelessly
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  • Big, tough, friendly, cheerful, boyish hopeless romantic... aww.
    Source: Adorkable / Video Games
  • Bunny-Ears Lawyer A cheerful, dim-witted, somewhat immature man who is completely hopeless when it comes to taking care of himself, has the worst fashion sense of anyone on the show, and is given to try some strange quirks alongside his wife Midge (among them nudist and wife-swapping parties).
    Source: Bunny-Ears Lawyer
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